Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kimbahunā (किंबहुना).—(kiṃ What? bahunā Third case of bahu Much. Wherefore much? what proof or argument is required here?) A Sanskrit phrase in common use, indicating a sudden perception by the speaker of the superlativeness or indefiniteness of some quality of which he had begun to mention the existence in particular instances or certain degrees; and a hurriedness in consequence to cease from particularizing, and to close the account of it; or indicating a conviction that the actual truth of a matter, actual probability of an occurrence &c., so exceeds the degree implied by the moderate language he is using, as to demand from him, and to secure him from the charge of exaggeration in employing, terms of the strongest, the most positive, or the most comprehensive import. Ex. hā āīsa bhīta nāhīṃ bāpāsa bhīta nāhīṃ kiṃ0 dēvāsa bhīta nāhīṃ; tyā lēkhakālā lēkhaṇī disata nāhīṃ kāgada disata nāhīṃ kiṃ0 sūrya disata nāhīṃ; hā udyāṃ yēīla kiṃ0 ghaṭakābharānēṃ yēīla. It thus answers to Quid amplius? cur plurima dicam? in short, to be brief, nay.

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

kimbahunā (किंबहुना).—Nay, in short.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kiṃbahunā (ಕಿಂಬಹುನಾ):—[adverb] (a phrase adapted to mean) 'what more to say?', 'why add more descriptioṇ.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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