Pondha, Pōṇḍha, Poṇḍha: 1 definition

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Pondha 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

pōṇḍha (पोंढ).—m C pōṇḍa m R pōṇḍhā m unc A dug pit:--as to receive the water raised from a well, or that conveyed by the channel; or in which to steep cocoanut-fibres or other things; or to receive young Cocoanuts &c. 2 Applied fig. to a pool or slop of water made in a house; to the hollow punched at the top of a mass of boiled rice for the kālavaṇa &c. 3 The fore part of the head, sinciput.

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pōndhā (पोंधा).—a Bulky and fleshy but uncompact and feeble. Applied also to an indolent do-nothing person whether corpulent or not.

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pōndhā (पोंधा).—m The bolt or pin confining the rumaṇī or plough-handle; or the peg at the point of junction of the haḷīsa (pole or shaft) and nāṅgara (the descending portion of a plough).

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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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