Ganthya, Gāṇṭhyā: 2 definitions
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Ganthya 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 Dictionarygāṇṭhyā (गांठ्या).—m A ponderous silver ring worn by the worshipers of Khanḍoba around the neck. 2 An ear-ornament of Shudra females. 3 A bit of the leaf of aḷūṃ knotted, boiled &c. Gen. plural, as gāṇṭhēaḷūṃ. 4 The name of a bipinnate and creeping weed about nine inches long: also of another weed about three inches high.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgāṇṭhyā (गांठ्या).—m A ponderous silver ring worn by the worshippers of khaṇḍōbā around the neck. An ear-ornament of śūdra fe- males.
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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Starts with: Ganthyala, Ganthyangunthug.
Ends with: Adaganthya, Anantaganthya, Pithaganthya, Sambharaganthya.
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