Giriha, Giṛhā: 2 definitions
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Giriha 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 Dictionarygiṛhā (गिऱ्हा).—m (Corr. from graha) A water-demon. 2 Applied to rāha q. v. or to an eclipse in general, solar or lunar. 3 fig. Used of a meagre, spectrelike child. 4 fig. Any pest, plague, or trouble, conceived as haunting or cleaving to one.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgiṛhā (गिऱ्हा).—m A water-demon, app. to rāhū. Fig. Used of a meagre, spectre-like child. Any pest or plague or trouble.
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: Girihaika, Girihaiki, Girihalika, Girihavala.
Ends with: Bhondagiriha.
Full-text: Gira, Girihavala, Khatanata.
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