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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

khabaḷa (खबळ).—f P A deep hollow; a sunken or retired spot; a dell or recess.

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khabālā (खबाला).—a (khabbā A rude hole.) Roomy, spacious, large: also massive or bulky.

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khabālā (खबाला).—m Eating voraciously or ravenously. 2 fig. Consuming prodigally: also wasteful and complete consumption (whether of food by devouring, of materials by using, of money by spending). 3 A great loss in trade. 4 Smashedness or shatteredness (as of bāṅgaḍyā, pitchers, bottles &c.); demolition or destruction freely.

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khabālā (खबाला) [or ल्या, lyā].—a (Or bātākhabālyā q. v. or gōṣṭī- khabālyā) Addicted to prating, chattering, idle storytelling &c. 2 (Or with a word prefixed, as bhāta- khabālyā, lāḍūkhabālyā, pōḷīkhabālyā, khāūkhabālyā) Voracious, ravenous, clever at eating. The word may have been tortured from A (Clever, able, proficient).

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

khabaḷa (खबळ).—f A deep hollow, a recess.

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khabālā (खबाला) [-lyā, -ल्या].—a Addicted to prating, chat- terring, &c. Voracious. Spacious. Great loss; demolition.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Khabalanem.

Ends with: Asekhabala, Sekhabala, Shikhabala.

Full-text: Khabalanem.

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