Khilapatti, Khiḷāpaṭṭī, Khilāpaṭṭī: 2 definitions
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Khilapatti 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 Dictionarykhiḷāpaṭṭī (खिळापट्टी).—f (A nail and a slip of iron.) A stripe (on the forehead) of red gandha and a ṭikā or ṭipakā (dot) in the middle of it, made black with burned betelnut, kasturī &c. Hence khiḷēpaṭṭī karaṇēṃ To dine out. (Because this decoration of person is performed at the host's house.) Ex. āja kōṭhēṃ khi0 jhālī? 2 khiḷāpaṭṭī further signifies comprehensively The iron work (the nails and clamps) as of a building. Ex. ghara tara jhālēṃ khi0 vhāyācī.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkhiḷāpaṭṭī (खिळापट्टी).—f The gandha mark on the forehead. Iron work of a building. khiḷēpaṭṭī karaṇēṃ To dine out.
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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