Gepa, Gēpā, Gepā: 1 definition

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Gepa 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gēpā (गेपा).—m (gōpa A name of kṛṣṇa) A term of endearment for a new born infant or very young child. 2 A cocoanut or a dab of cloth, assumed to be a child, and given into the hand of the woman the subject of garbhādhāna. 3 At a wedding. The dab of cloth by means of which some colored liquid is spurted over bride and bridegroom; or, on other occasions, over guests or an audience, to intimate dismissal. v mutava.

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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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