Phataphatita, Phaṭaphaṭīta: 2 definitions

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Phataphatita 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 Dictionary

phaṭaphaṭīta (फटफटीत).—a (sphaṭika S Crystal.) Extremely white. Commonly used as an enhancing particle with pāṇḍharā, as pāṇḍharā phaṭaphaṭīta. 2 Wan, pallid, colorless, sickly-looking. 3 Rayless, faint, pale;--used of the moon in daytime. 4 Plain, bare, unseemly void--the forehead without its gandha or kuṅkūṃ. 5 Brightbeaming, diffusely radiant--the diśā or heavens upon the rising of the sun. The word is used also to express Clear, fair, fine, openly light, as upon the clearing away of clouds in rainy weather; as ābhāḷa phaṭaphaṭīta jhālēṃ.

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

phaṭaphaṭīta (फटफटीत).—a Extremely white. Wan, pal- lid. Rayless, pale. Plain, bare. Btightbeaming, diffusely radian t.

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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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