Padada, Paḍada: 2 definitions

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Padada 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

paḍada (पडद).—f (paḍadā) A sheet spread to receive rice &c. poured from the cooking vessels.

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paḍadā (पडदा).—m ( P) A curtain, veil, skreen, any intervening cloth or frame: also, by meton., the privacy or retiredness thereby produced: also, by meton., shame, shamefacedness, decorous secrecy or backwardness. Pr. paḍadyāntalīṃ bāhulīṃ paḍadyānta śōbhatāta. 2 A coating or fold; a detached or a separable layer, lamina, stratum &c. (as of onions or certain cakes, of stone or wood). 3 A film over the eye, web or nebula. 4 A parting membrane, coat &c. See kānācā pa0, nākācā pa,0 ḍōḷyā cā pa0. 5 A sheet spread to receive rice &c. from the cooking vessels. 6 The front-piece of an aṅgarakhā. 7 A board or cloth dividing a box, bag, purse &c. into compartments, cells, or pockets. 8 Mental reservation; a reserved or suppressed point (in a declaration or speech). v ṭhēva, rākha. 9 Reserve, concealment, guarded intercommunication. Ex. tyācē mājhē snēhāmadhyēṃ pa0 nāhīṃ. pa0 uḍaviṇēṃ To cast off shame. pa0 rākhaṇēṃ To observe decent secrecy or concealment. sātavyā paḍadyānta basaṇēṃ To sit in the innermost and most secret place.

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pādaḍā (पादडा).—m (pādaḍaṇēṃ) Rigorous exaction of labor; working hard; working so as to break down. v kāḍha & ghāla g. of o. 2 Exhaustion or prostration through being overworked. v nigha g. of s.

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

paḍadā (पडदा).—m A curtain veil. Privacy or retiredness. Shame, shamefacedness. A coating or fold. A film over the eye. A parting membrane, coat &c. A board or cloth dividing a box, bag, purse &c. into compartments, cells, or pockets. Mental reservation. Reserve, concealment. प?B uḍaviṇēṃ To cast off shame. प?B rākhaṇēṃ To observe decent secrecy or concealment. sātavyā paḍadyānta basaṇēṃ To sit in the innermost and most secret place.

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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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