Phataphatanem, Phaṭaphaṭaṇēṃ, Phaṭaphaṭaṇeṃ: 2 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Phataphatanem in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

phaṭaphaṭaṇēṃ (फटफटणें).—v impers To become open or broad daylight; to break or dawn glowingly: also phaṭaphaṭīta ujēḍaṇēṃ in this sense. 2 with rātra or kāḷōkha To be dissipated or scattered--the night or darkness; as rātra phaṭaphaṭalī, kāḷōkha phaṭaphaṭalā. ābhāḷa phaṭaphaṭalēṃ or diśā phaṭaphaṭalyā The heavens are irradiated by the coming day: also divasa phaṭa- phaṭalā The day is dawning brightly. ābhāḷa-ḍhaga- pāūsa-dhukēṃ-dhuī &c. phaṭaphaṭalēṃ The sky, clouds, rain, mist are clearing off.

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phaṭaphaṭaṇēṃ (फटफटणें).—n (phaṭaphaṭēṃ) n A fan of bamboo-matting, for fanning a fire.

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

phaṭaphaṭaṇēṃ (फटफटणें).—v impers To become broad day- light. phaṭaphaṭīta ujēḍaṇēṃ In this sense. ābhāḷa phaṭaphaṭalēṃ or diśā phaṭaphaṭalyā The heavens are irradiated by the com- ing day. divasa phaṭaphaṭalā The day is dawning brightly. ābhāḷa-ḍhaga-pāūsa-dhukēṃ, dhuī &c. phaṭaphaṭalēṃ The sky, clouds, rain- mist are clearing off.

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phaṭaphaṭaṇēṃ (फटफटणें).—n phaṭaphaṭēṃ n A fan of bamboo- matting, for fanning a fire.

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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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