Ghalamela, Ghaḷāmēḷa, Ghalāmela: 2 definitions

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Ghalamela 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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[«previous next»] — Ghalamela in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ghaḷāmēḷa (घळामेळ).—f sometimes ghaḷamēḷa f Free and familiar intercourse. ghaḷīmēḷīcā Of one's intimate and familiar acquaintance.

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ghālamēla (घालमेल).—f sometimes ghālamēlī f ( H) Disorder, derangement, confused intermixture (of things, accounts, affairs): tumult, disturbance, commotion. Ex. nārāyaṇanāma jayāciyā ṭhāyīṃ || sahaja tēthēṃ nā- hīṃ ghālamēlī ||. 2 Jumbling together; tossing and tumbling about. Hence fig. busy scheming and manœuvring; engaging endlessly in enterprises and adventures; adopting every speculation (to obtain a livelihood &c.) 3 The hurry, bustle, fuss, turmoil, tumult (of any business). Ex. āmhī sāmprata lagnācē ghālamēlīnta āhōṃ. 4 Disturbance or interruption of a course &c. Ex. pathyāmadhyēṃ ghā0 na jhālyāsa guṇa paḍēla. 5 Turning and tossing (as of a sick person): also distress or restlessness of system (as under fever): disturbance of stomach; kecking and heaving (under biliousness): swelter or oppression (under sultriness or closeness). For further illustration see the similarly-applied word cabaḍhaba from its second sense. 6 Chicanery, intrigue, dark manœuvring, confused trickery, fraudulent complexity (in proceedings, accounts &c.)

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ghālamēla (घालमेल).—f ghālamēlī f Disorder, derange- ment, confused intermixture (of things, accounts, affairs): tumult, disturbance, commotion. Adopting every speculation (to obtain a liveli- hood &c.) Chicanery, intrigue.

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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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