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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lāḍaka (लाडक).—a Vulgar for lāḍakā.

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lāḍakā (लाडका).—a (lāḍa) Darling, dear unto, regarded with tenderness or lovingkindness. 2 Fond, oving, coaxing;--used of the language, accents, or manner of a child: also saucy or audacious;--as proceeding from its presumption of fond allowance. 3 Fond, tender, blandishing--ways or words. 4 Persuasible &c.; not sternly imperative or obligatory; that may be viewed as optional or subject to one's good pleasure and will; as lāḍakā dhandā or vyavahāra, lāḍakēṃ kāma, lāḍakī gōṣṭa.

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

lāḍakā (लाडका).—a Darling. Fond, coaxing-used of ways or words.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Laḍaka (लडक):—m. [plural] Name of a people, [Mahābhārata] ([Bombay edition] dhenuka).

[Sanskrit to German]

Ladaka in German

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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 dictionary

1) Laḍaka (लडक):——an allomorph of [laḍakā] used as the first member in certain compounds (as [laḍakapana); ~buddhi] puerility/puerile; childishness/childish.

2) Laḍakā (लडका):—(nm) a boy, lad; male child; son; bridegroom; an inexperienced person; [laḍakevālā] the bridegroom’s father/guardian; [laḍake-vāle] progeny; members of bridegoom’s party/side; [laḍakoṃ kā khela] child’s play, non-serious affair; an easy job.

3) Laḍākā (लडाका):—[[~kū]] (a) quarrelsome; pugnacious; warlike, militant, bellicose; ~[kāpana/~kūpana] quarrelsomeness, pugnacity; militant spirit, bellicosity.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Laḍakā (लडका):—n. pl. of लडको [laḍako]

2) Laḍāka (लडाक):—n. 1. quarrel; fight; 2. warrior; hero; brave person; 3. quarrelsome person;

3) Laḍākā (लडाका):—adj. 1. fighting; engaging in war; 2. useful or helpful in war;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Ladakanem, Ladakapana, Ladakat, Ladakavinem.

Ends with: Ahladaka, Hladaka, Kaladaka, Paippaladaka, Prahladaka.

Full-text: Ladela, Nadaha, Ladakavinem, Ladukapana, Ladduka, Adaka, Kal, Kala.

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