Thopa, Thōpa, Thopā: 2 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

thōpa (थोप).—f State of being stopped and brought up (as of a boat): the dashing against (of water): also any erection to receive and break this dash, a breakwater. 2 Stopping, a stop, a rest: also a place to stop or rest. Ex. hyā ḍōṅgarānta caḍhatānnā tīna thōpī ghyāvyā lāgatāta. 3 A dam across a stream, or a rock &c. within it; any cause of stoppage. 4 fig. A terminus or term; an end or a limit assigned. v rākha, sambhāḷa, ṭāḷa, ṭaḷa. Ex. tyācyā śambhara rupayāñcī thōpa myāṃ sambhāḷalī. 5 Standing fast; hold ing on; maintaining one's ground. v rākha, ṭhēva, dhara, sambhāḷa g. of o.; also buḍava or baḍa in the sense of Ruining or of being ruined. Ex. tumhī kacērīnta bōlūna mājhī thōpa or ābarūcī thōpa sambhāḷā: also keeping one's place or preserving one's credit. Ex. tujhyā śērabhara tupānēṃ mājhyā prayōjanācī or jēvaṇācī thōpa sambhāḷalī; ēvaḍhyā rupayānnīṃ mājhī thōpa dharalī.

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

thōpa (थोप).—f State of being stopped and brought up (as of a boat). Stopping, a rest; also a place to stop or rest. Ex. hyā ḍōṅgarānta caḍhatānnā tīna thōpī ghyāvyā lāgatāta. Fig. A terminus or term, an end or a limit assigned. v rākha, sambhāḷa, ḍhāḷa. Stand- ing fast, holding on, maintaining one's ground. v rākha,ṭhēva, dhara, sambhāḷa Also keep- ing one's place or preserving one's credit. Ex. tujhyā śērabhara tupānēṃ mājhyā prayō- janācī thōpa sambhāḷalī.

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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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