Kembala, Kēmbaḷa: 2 definitions
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Kembala 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 Dictionarykēmbaḷa (केंबळ) [or केमळ, kēmaḷa].—n The pendulous filaments of a wall or roof (from smoke or dust). 2 A low word of abuse in the female vocabulary. 3 fig. (From the sense below, Old thatch.) An utterly haggard or dried up old woman, a crone, a hag.
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kēmbaḷa (केंबळ) [or केमळ, kēmaḷa].—n kēmbaḷā or kēmaḷā m kēmbaḷī f An old thatch, or the grass and leaves of such taken off. Often used to strew over the roof underneath the new thatch.
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kēmbaḷā (केंबळा) [or केमळा, kēmaḷā].—m A coarse red kind of grass. Used in thatching &c.
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kēmbaḷā (केंबळा) [or केमळा, kēmaḷā].—a Thatched with the old grass and leaves taken off and re-dressed.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkēmbaḷa (केंबळ).—m A coarse red kind of grass.
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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Starts with: Kembalage, Kembalar, Kembalavige, Kembalayige, Kembelaganahuruli, Kembelagugudu.
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