Gamvai, Gaṃvaī: 1 definition

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Gamvai means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gaṃvaī (गंवई).—f Properly gāṃvaī.

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gaṃvāī (गंवाई).—f Properly gāṃvaī.

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gāṃvaī (गांवई).—f (gāṃva) Abandoning the village and taking up residence in another: also any other open form of refusal or resistance to orders issued or terms proposed by the Government-officer. A practice of the peasantry, sometimes of the whole population of a village, when Government oppresses them. Adopted in order to extort reparation, remission, or forbearance.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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