Oshala, Ōśāḷa, Ośāla: 2 definitions

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Oshala 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

ōśāḷa (ओशाळ).—a Shameless, wanton, loose;--used of women. Pr. ōḍhāḷa gurūṃ āṇi ō0 bāyakō.

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ōśāḷā (ओशाळा).—a sometimes ōśāḷa a Ashamed, abashed, cowed or awed before; repressed or restrained by. G. of o. Pr. ō0 āditvārālā bhitō. Ex. chaṇa chaṇa rupayē dilhyāvāñcūna kōṇhī kōṇhācā ō0 hōta nāhīṃ. (Perhaps from ōsa Shade; quasi evil-affected by the shade of.)

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

ōśāḷā (ओशाळा).—a Ashamed, abashed.

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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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