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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pēḍha (पेढ).—m A strand, yarn, or single string (of a rope, of braided hair, of a twist gen.) 2 A common name for the stones composing a handmill, a leaf. 3 A variety of Prickly pear. 4 n C A Cocoanut or a Betelnut tree. Used restrictedly, with some reference to the planting of them, or to the numbering or number of them in order to taxing. A patch of table-land on the side of a hill.

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pēḍhā (पेढा).—m ( H) A sweetmeat composed of inspissated milk and sugar: also called dūdhapēḍhā. 2 A level piece of ground partly up a hill: also an adjoining eminence of lower elevation.

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

pēḍha (पेढ).—m A yarn, or single string. A com- mon name for the stone composing a handmill, a leaf.

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pēḍhā (पेढा).—m A sweetmeat composed of in- spissated milk and sugar.

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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+6): Pedhala, Pedhavani, Peta, Peta-vatacaivam, Petacaivam, Petai, Petaimai, Petaipatam, Petaipparuvam, Petaipputti, Petakam, Petakampannu, Petakan, Petakappatuttu, Petalimai, Petalippu, Petamarru, Petanam, Petapeti, Petappatu.

Ends with: Dudhapedha, Jhadapedha, Peta.

Full-text: Pedheghata, Pedhavani, Pedheghati.

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