Mithakani, Mīṭhakaṇī: 1 definition

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Mithakani 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

mīṭhakaṇī (मीठकणी).—f (mīṭha & kaṇī) Salt waved around the head (of a child or an animal) on its return home from any place; to remove the influence of an evil eye &c.: also the ceremony of so waving salt.

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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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