Kolavem, Kōḷavēṃ, Kolaveṃ: 2 definitions

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Kolavem 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 Dictionary

kōḷavēṃ (कोळवें).—n A measure of capacity, the half of a cipaṭēṃ or eighth of a śēra.

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kōḷavēṃ (कोळवें).—n W or C An off-apartment along the wall of the house, formed by enclosing a space and lengthening or raising a part of the roof: also a double-sloped porch before the door, often having a parapet wall. Used as a scullery, ablution-place &c. Pr. kōḷavyācā vāsā ghaḍī ghaḍī lāgē. 2 C A bullock's hump.

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kōḷāvēṃ (कोळावें).—n A foray or raid of the robbers termed kōḷī.

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

kōḷavēṃ (कोळवें).—n The eighth of a sher.

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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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