Onjala, Ōñjaḷa, Oñjala: 1 definition

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Onjala 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 Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ōñjaḷa (ओंजळ).—f m The cavity formed by putting the hands side by side, hol- lowing the palms. ōñjaḷīnnēṃ pāṇī piṇēṃ To drink water out of the palm of. To follow implicitly, to be obsequious, or slavishly submissive to; Be led by the nose by.

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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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