Khurda: 4 definitions
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Khurda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykhurda (खुर्द).—a ( P) The smaller or the less. Used with the name of a village when it is common to two villages. Contrad. from budrūkha ( P) The greater. Used also in the sense of junior to distinguish from a person considered as senior.
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khurdā (खुर्दा).—m ( P Small) Money in copper or cowries, small change. v kara. 2 Fragments, crumbs, scraps, shivers, fritters, pieces of a thing shattered or broken. 3 fig. The sense or feeling of general dislocation or relaxation (as from much jolting and tossing); as in aṅgācā or śarīrācā khurdā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkhurda (खुर्द).—a The smaller or the less. Junior.
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khurdā (खुर्दा).—m Money in copper, small changes. Fragments. Fig. The sense of gen- eral dislocation.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Khurda (खुर्द):—(ṅa) khurdate 1. d. To play or sport.
2) Khūrda (खूर्द):—(ṅa) khūrdate 1. d. To play.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKhurda (खुर्द):—(a) mirco—; small (in size, extent, etc.).
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Khurdabina, Khurdara, Khurdasanaka, Khurdati.
Full-text: Khurd, Khuradekari, Khuradesanaka, Khurada, Khurdati, Budrukha, Kongoda, Anga.
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