Harabhara, Harabharā, Harābharā: 2 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

harabharā (हरभरा).—m. sometimes harabarā m (hara Name of Shiva, and bharaṇēṃ To fill. Supposed to be full of the deity.) A vetch, Gram, Cicer arietinum. Note. This word, like tāndūḷa, gahūṃ, and others of this class, is used in this (viz. singular) number when simple designation or mention of the vetch is intended; but, otherwise, i. e. when any heap or collection of it is to be spoken of, or any quantity is to be bought, sold, used &c., it is put into the plural number: accordingly, harabharā signifies A grain of gram. harabhaṛyācē jhāḍāvara caḍhaviṇēṃ To tickle and exhilarate a person by flattery &c. (so as to accomplish one's purpose through him).

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

harabharā (हरभरा).—m A vetch, gram; a grain of gram. harabhaṛyācē jhāḍāvara caḍhaviṇēṃ Tickle and exhilarate a person by flattery.

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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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