Khapariya, Khāpaṛyā: 1 definition
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Khapariya 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 Dictionarykhāpaṛyā (खापऱ्या).—a An abusive epithet or term from khāpara Shard, and applied freely in the sense Luckless and wretched, or without implication very precise or definite. Ex. aisē mhaṇōna krōdhadṛṣṭi || dharōni vōḍhilā maṇagaṭīṃ || mhaṇē khāpaṛyāsīṃ paḍalī gāṇṭhī || ātāṃ navhē suṭī sarvathā ||. See further under khāpaṛyā cōra, khāpa- ṛyā nāraḷa, & khāparatōṇḍa.
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: Khapariyacora, Khapariyanarala.
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