Kathara, Kāṭhāra, Kaṭhara: 8 definitions
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Kathara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāṭhāra (काठार).—n kāṭhārā m Shore, brink, side, margin (of sea, river, well).
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kāṭhārā (काठारा).—m The upper half of a pitcher considered as broken off. 2 The mere frame of a ship, the hull.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṭhara (कठर).—a. Hard, stiff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭhara (कठर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) Hard. E. kaṭha trouble, and ra from rā to take or give, affix ḍa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭhara (कठर):—[from kaṭh] mfn. hard, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kaṭhina.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṭhara (कठर):—[(raḥ-rā-raṃ) a.] Hard.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṭhāra (ಕಠಾರ):—[noun] = ಕಠಾರಿ [kathari].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Katara, Kataraikutarai, Kataram, Kataran, Kataravu, Katharada, Katharama, Katharambha, Katharambhakala, Katharasa, Katharatnakara, Katharayita, Kattarai.
Ends with: Asvakathara, Hayakathara, Katara.
Full-text: Kathala.
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