Jhontadharani, Jhōṇṭadharaṇī, Jhoṇṭadharaṇī: 2 definitions
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Jhontadharani 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 Dictionaryjhōṇṭadharaṇī (झोंटधरणी).—f Pulling one another's śēṇḍī or locks or tresses. Hence Contention, altercation; a scuffle, a tussle.
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jhōṇṭadharaṇī (झोंटधरणी).—f The laborious and vexatious task of recovering debts from a jhōṇṭa q. v. Applied also to the servile and painful attendance upon one from whom we seek some great favor.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishjhōṇṭadharaṇī (झोंटधरणी).—f Contention, altercation; a scuffle, a tussle.
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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