Somvala, Sōṃvaḷa, Soṃvala: 2 definitions
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Somvala 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 Dictionarysōṃvaḷa (सोंवळ).—a C (sōmaḷa) Readily susceptible of injury; tender, delicate, fragile or frail.
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sōṃvaḷā (सोंवळा) [or सोवळा, sōvaḷā].—a (sumaṅgala S) Among Brahmans. Pure, holy, clean, that is in the state contradis- tinguished from ōṃvaḷā or common; that has, by ablution or other purificatory ceremony, attained qualification for the highest and most sacred rites of religion, and whom the touch of persons or things in the ōṃvaḷā or common state would disqualify. The word is used also of cloths, culinary vessels, food, and things in general which, by washing or other act or rite of purification, are rendered fit, and of certain things (such as silken and woollen cloths) which are inherently and unvaryingly fit, for the touch or use of the Sowala person. 2 (Among some subordinate classes, who, although unauthorized by the Shastra, make distinctions and fuss.) He who, by bathing &c., is pure and fit for everything. See further under ōṃvaḷā. 3 fig. Uncontaminated or undefiled (as by any crime or bad action). Ex. varakaḍa sāṛyānīṃ lāñca khāllā mī mātra sōṃ0 āhēṃ. 4 fig. Pure, free &c.; i. e. unfrequented, uninhabited, undefiled by the tread of man &c.;--as a road, a village: also exempt from worldly business, family engagements &c.; clear or free from whatever is viewed as a cause or source of pollution;--a person. 5 At weddings. Of different founders or heads of tribe, not sapravara;--used of the two families.
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sōṃvaḷā (सोंवळा).—m A large transport or merchant vessel of a particular description.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsōṃvaḷā (सोंवळा).—a Pure, holy.Fig. Uncontaminated.
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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Ends with: Sarvasomvala.
Full-text: Somvalem, Sparshasparsha, Sanjasomvalem, Dashami.
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