Kahara: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Kahara means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Kahar.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kahara (कहर).—m ( A Rage, wrath.) Excess, vehemence, boundlessness &c. For full explication and for examples see anartha Sig. II. Ex. udaṇḍa jhālā ka0 tara ṭākūṃ nayē śahara. 2 See note at the end of kaharī.

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kahāra (कहार).—m Commonly kahara.

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kahāra (कहार).—m ( H) A palanquin-bearer.

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

kahara (कहर).—m Excess, vehemence, boundlessness.

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kahāra (कहार).—m A palanquin-bearer, a fisherman.

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kāhāra (काहार).—and kāhāra See kahāṇī and kahāra.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Kahara (कहर) [Also spelled kahar]:—(nm) calamity; divine wrath/affliction; —[ḍhānā/—barapā karanā] to cause a devastation/calamity.

2) Kahāra (कहार) [Also spelled kahar]:—(nm) a Hindu community earning its livelihood by supplying/carrying water, bearing palanquin and washing utensils, etc.; a member of this community; utensil cleaner.

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