Maramara: 3 definitions

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Maramara means something in 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Marmar.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

maramara (मरमर).—f An expressive formation by reduplication mara root of maraṇēṃ, implying Die! Die! Aboutness or readiness to die.) Wild, heedless, head-long rushing into situations of jeopardy and danger; desperateness or dare-death recklessness (as of madcap children and termagant women). v yē, lāga, ghē. 2 Reviling or deriding speeches. Pr. āpalī hāṇa āṇi jagācī ma0 One's own loss and yet the world's abuse (i.e. die! die! perish!). 3 Complaining murmurs. Ex. pāṭhīṃ baisalā dāvēdāra || jālī ma0 saṃsārīṃ ||. ma0 ghēṇēṃ To become very sickly and languishing. 2 To be full of fears and complainings about death.

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maramarā (मरमरा).—m maravaḍā m Formations from maraṇēṃ similar to and used in the first sense of maramara, but they are less common. maravaḍā is used mainly in abuse; as tulā kāya maravaḍā ālā What art dead?--has death seized upon thee?

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marāmara (मरामर).—f (maraṇēṃ by redup.) The dying or falling sick in great numbers (of men or beasts). v cāla, lāga, hō.

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mārāmāra (मारामार) [or री, rī].—. f (māraṇēṃ by redup.) Mutual fighting or beating. 2 fig. Varied and toilsome efforts (as after the means of subsistence &c.) Ex. divasabhara mā0 karāvī tēvhāṃ kōṭhēṃ dōna āṇē hātīṃ yēṇāra. 3 Vulgar. Exceeding vehemence and bustling (of the ordinary actions of life): also exceeding plentifulness (of the common articles). Ex. kāmācī -lihiṇyācī -gāṇyācī -dhāvaṇyācī -prayōjanā- cī -pōḷyāñcī -lāḍavāñcī mā0. 4 In the language of law-courts. Assault or battery.

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

marāmara (मरामर).—f The dying or falling sick in great numbers (of men or beasts).

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mārāmāra (मारामार) [-rī, -री].—f Mutual fighting. Fig. Varied and toilsome efforts.

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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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Maramara (मरमर) [Also spelled marmar]:—(nm) marble.

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