Khandali, Khaṇḍāḷī, Khaṇḍālī, Khaṇḍāli, Khanda-ali: 7 definitions
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Khandali 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.
The Sanskrit term Khaṇḍāḷī can be transliterated into English as Khandali or Khandalii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykhaṇḍāḷī (खंडाळी).—f Commonly khaṃvaḍāḷī.
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 dictionaryKhaṇḍāli (खण्डालि).—
1) a measure of oil.
2) a pond or lake.
3) a woman whose husband has been guilty of infidelity.
Derivable forms: khaṇḍāliḥ (खण्डालिः).
Khaṇḍāli is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms khaṇḍa and āli (आलि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaṇḍālī (खण्डाली).—f. (-lī) 1. A measure for oil. 2. A pond. 3. A woman whose husband has been guilty of infidelity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Khaṇḍālī (खण्डाली):—[from khaṇḍa > khaṇḍ] f. a measure for oil, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] a pond, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] a woman whose husband has been guilty of infidelity, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhaṇḍālī (खण्डाली):—[khaṇḍā+lī] (lī) 3. f. An oil measure; a pond; a woman with an unfaithful husband.
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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.
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Starts with: Khandalipa.
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