Hatapanha, Hātapānhā: 1 definition

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Hatapanha 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»] — Hatapanha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hātapānhā (हातपान्हा).—m (hāta Hand, pānhā Descent of milk into the udder of a cow &c. from maternal yearnings, or on her seeing food placed before her.) The ready yielding of her milk by a cow, buffalo &c. upon the application to her udder of the hand of the milker (i. e. without there being a necessity of presenting to her her calf or any inducing food). Note. The oblique cases are mostly in use; as hātapānhāsa (lāgaṇēṃ, yēṇēṃ &c.); hāta- pānhyācī (gāya &c.)

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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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