Phaga: 4 definitions

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Phaga means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Fag.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

phaga (फग).—f Opportunity or convenient season: also leisure. v phāva.

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phāga (फाग).—m A common term for the verses in praise of kṛṣṇa recited by dancing girls &c. during the hōḷī; also for the obscene jests which are gleefully bandied about at that season of license.

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phagā (फगा).—a (phugaṇēṃ) Swollen or puffed. 2 fig. Swollen with pride or anger.

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

phāga (फाग).—m The verses in praise of kṛṣṇa recited by dancing girls during the hōḷī. The obscene jests which are gleefully bandied about at that season of license.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Phāga (फाग) [Also spelled fag]:—(nm) a typical song sung (collectively or individually) during the Holi: festival; Holi: festival and its merry-making; —[gānā] singing of typical Holi: songs.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Phāga (फाग):—n. 1. → फागु [phāgu ] ; 2. auspicious song sung by women in the feasts and festivals;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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