Mhetara, Mhētara: 2 definitions
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Mhetara 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 Dictionarymhētara (म्हेतर).—m (mahattara S through ( P Prince.) A jakes-cleaner or sweeper. 2 A term for the hereditary (vatanadāra) Mahars of a village; hence for Tsambhars or Mahars in general. Used also as an affix to the names of such; as hiramhētara, cāṅgamhētara. 3 A term of distinction for the nāyaka or Master-workman amongst gavaṇḍī, sutāra, lōhāra, sāḷī or kōṣṭī, tēlī, tambōḷī, māḷī, cāmbhāra. In this last mhētaṛyā is more common. 4 A common term of distinction for the hereditary officers of a village; as pāṭīla, kuḷakaraṇī, caughulā &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmhētara (म्हेतर).—m A sweeper.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mhetaraki, Mhetarani.
Ends with: Malimhetara.
Full-text: Mehatara, Mehatarani, Mehetarani, Ganasavashina, Mehataraki, Mehetara, Mehetaraki, Mhetariya, Mhetaraki, Mhetarani, Yivakukadi.
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