Kharavada, Kharavaḍa: 2 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Kharavada in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kharavaḍa (खरवड).—f (kharavaḍaṇēṃ) Scrapings (as of rice or milk) hardened and adhering to the cooking pot: also rice &c. so adherent and capable of being scraped off. Pr. kāmālā marāvēṃ kharavaḍīlā japāvēṃ To die at the thought of work, but to look sharply after the scrapings (of the pot); or, as interpreted by some, To work hard and to save all. Descriptive of true household wisdom--industry and frugality. 2 fig. Abusing or scolding coarsely and violently. v kāḍha g. of o. Ex. hyācī myāṃ bhalī kha0 kāḍhalī. 3 The remains of a fortune.

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

kharavaḍa (खरवड).—f Scrapings (as of milk, &c.) hard- ened & adhering to the cooking-pot. Fig. Scolding coarsely and violently. kāmālā marāvēṃ āṇi kharavaḍīlā japāvēṃ One should work hard and save all.

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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.

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