Pushtipatra, Puṣṭipatra: 2 definitions

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Pushtipatra 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

puṣṭipatra (पुष्टिपत्र).—n (S) The cover of a book,--the exterior sheet left blank: also a slip of the virī of the Betelnut, doubled and used as boards to a grantha or pōthī. Hence applied to any pasteboard or stiff paper cover of a book (in boards or bound). 2 A coarse sheet or other thing spread on the lap under the sheet to be written on. 3 Backing, aiding. v . 4 A backer or aider.

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

puṣṭipatra (पुष्टिपत्र).—n The cover of a book. Backing, aiding. A backer.

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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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