Phaka, Phakā: 3 definitions
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Phaka 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryphakā (फका).—m Commonly phakkā.
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phāka (फाक) [or फांक, phāṅka].—f ( H) A slice. 2 A common term for the obscene jests bandied about at the hōḷī. 3 n R A streak or discoloration on the body of the ghōṇasa or phurasēṃ (kinds of snakes) or of tigers &c.
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phākā (फाका) [or फांका, phāṅkā].—m ( H) A quantity (of parched corn, meal, sugar, powder &c.) taken to be chucked or tossed into the mouth. v māra. Hence 2 A hungry day; a day of fasting. v paḍa in. con. 3 Used also as a and with extended sense; viz. Empty, void, barren, blank, wanting (whether in food or in some ordinary act or occurrence). Ex. nitya vikarī hōtī asēñca kāṃhīṃ ghaḍata nāhīṃ ēkhādā divasa phāṅkā jātō.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishphāka (फाक) [or phāṅka, or फांक].—f A slice. An obscene jest bandied about at the hōḷī.
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phākā (फाका) [or phāṅkā, or फांका].—m A quantity (of parch- ed corn, meal, sugar, powder &c.) taken to be chucked or tossed into the mouth. A day of fasting. a Empty, barren, blank.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Phaka (फक):—(a) pale, anaemic; white; clean, spotless clean; —[paḍanā/honā] to turn pale, to grow pallid; to lose; lustre; to be scared out of wits.
2) Phākā (फाका):—(nm) starvation; fast; ~[kaśa] starving, starved; ~[kaśī] starvation, starving; [phākoṃ kā mārā] weakened by starvation, starved to emaciation.
3) ([ke]) /[masta] (a) cheerful even in extreme poverty/starvation, one whose spirit is not damped even though starved; carefree; ~[mastī] carefreeness even though starved; maintenance of undamped spirit even in deep affliction/crisis.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+11): Phaka-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Phakada, Phakadapasara, Phakadi, Phakai, Phakakam, Phakakana, Phakali, Phakana, Phakandi, Phakanem, Phakaphaka, Phakaphakai, Phakaphakaula, Phakaphakauli, Phakaphakaulo, Phakaphakaumda, Phakaphakaumdo, Phakaphakaunu, Phakaphaki.
Ends with (+5): Dumphaka, Gopphaka, Gulphaka, Gumphaka, Ittaphaka, Maphaka, Mchezanaphaka, Naphaka, Nila-dumphaka, Pangashicem-phaka, Paphaka, Papupphaka, Phakaphaka, Phukaphaka, Phumphaka, Pivahsphaka, Pivasphaka, Pupphaka, Rapphaka, Shaphaka.
Full-text: Phakka, Phaka(pa)dapasara, Phakana, Pangashicem-phaka, Phakandi, Phaka-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Cehara, Chehara, Mumha.
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