Lagada, Lagaḍa: 11 definitions

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Lagada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Lagaḍā.—(Ep. Ind., Vol. XIV, p. 309), a load; a bar of metal. Note: lagaḍā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lagaḍa (लगड).—f A bar of gold, silver, or other metal. 2 A frame of wood or iron in which pitchers are carried upon beasts.

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lagadā (लगदा).—m A well-kneaded and well-moistened mass (of mortar, mud, dough &c.): also any thin or batter-like stuff (as melting gūḷa, squashy rice &c.) 2 Used in comp. or as a with such words as bhāta, pīṭha, bhājī, in the sense of Watery and soft.

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lagadā (लगदा).—m Stuffing of gum lac in trinkets or a coating of it over bāṅgaḍyā. Hence lagadā (properly lagadyācī bāṅgaḍī) comes to mean A bangṛi coated with lac. 2 Cloggedness (as of hairs, papers, leaves): also a clogged mass.

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

lagaḍa (लगड).—f A bar of gold, silver or other metal. A frame of wood or iron on which pitchers are carried upon beasts.

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lagadā (लगदा).—m A well-kneaded and well-mois- tened mass (of mud, &c.).

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lagaḍa (लगड).—a. Lovely, handsome, beautiful.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lagaḍa (लगड).—mfn.

(-ḍaḥ-ḍā-ḍaṃ) Beautiful, handsome.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lagaḍa (लगड).—adj. Beautiful.

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

Lagaḍa (लगड):—mfn. beautiful, handsome, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf., laḍaha).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lagaḍa (लगड):—[(ḍaḥ-ḍā-ḍaṃ) a.] Beautiful.

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Lagada 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lagaḍa (ಲಗಡ):—[noun] = ಲಗಡು [lagadu].

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Lagaḍa (ಲಗಡ):—

1) [noun] a blow or its impact.

2) [noun] a particular lock or hold in wrestling.

3) [noun] a heavy stick used as a weapon; a club.

4) [noun] a man who is holding a club, as a watchman, door-keeper, policeman, etc.

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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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