Pacanga, Pacaṅga: 2 definitions

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Pacanga 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

pacaṅga (पचंग).—n pacaṅgī f (pāñca & aṅga) A way of binding a pasoṛi &c.,--crossing it from around the neck over the breast, so as to gird the body down to the waist. v ghāla. 2 A mode of tucking up the dhōtara. v ghāla.

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pacāṅga (पचांग).—n See pacaṅga or pacaṅgī.

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pācaṅga (पाचंग).—n A mode of binding on a pāsōḍī &c. or of tucking up a dhōtara. v ghāla. See pacaṅga.

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

pacaṅga (पचंग) [or pacaṅgī, or पचंगी].—f A way of binding a cloth-crossing it from around the neck over the breast, so as to gird the body down to the waist.

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pācaṅga (पाचंग).—n A mode of tucking up a dhōtara. See pacaṅga.

context information

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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