Putala, Putaḷā, Putalā: 4 definitions

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Putala 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 Dictionary

putaḷā (पुतळा).—m (puttala S) A figure of a man in wood, stone, metal &c., an image, idol, statue. 2 Applied endearingly to a man, as, in English, "idol."

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

putaḷā (पुतळा).—m An image, idol, statue.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Putalā (पुतला):—(nm) an effigy, a dummy, an image, mannequin, a toy, scarecrow; —[jalānā, kisī kā] to burn the effigy of; —, [pāpa kā] an embodiment of sins; —[bāṃdhanā, kisī kā] to defame/slander, to cause infamy.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Putalā (पुतला):—n. 1. puppet; doll; 2. effigy; 3. cartoon; 4. soul;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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