Pakharum, Pākharūṃ: 1 definition
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Pakharum 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 Dictionarypākharūṃ (पाखरूं) [or पांखरूं, pāṅkharūṃ].—n (pāṅkha Wing, or pakṣī Bird.) A bird. 2 A term of endearment for a beautiful woman; answering to Dove, duck &c. 3 Applied freely to Butterflies, moths, and similar winged creatures. pāṅkharāsārakhī vāṭa pāhaṇēṃ (To look for as the bird cātaka looks for rain.) To expect eagerly or earnestly. pāṅkharēṃ rākhaṇēṃ To keep, i. e. watch, the birds; to sling and shout them off from a field of corn. Ex. majasīṃ bōlilā uttara || māḷyāvara basūna rākhī pāṅkharēṃ || myāṃ uḍavilīṃ asatīṃ tara || maratīṃ upa- vāsēṃ bāpuḍīṃ ||.
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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Full-text: Pankharakhada.
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