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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

thukā (थुका) [or थुंका, thuṅkā].—m thukī or thuṅkī f (thū! Imit.) Spittle or phlegm (as spit out or as collected to be spit out). The words do not answer to Saliva. thukalā thukā cāṭaṇēṃ To swallow one's own (abusive or bad) words: also to retract or recall one's promises or assurances. thukā ghālaṇēṃ A schoolboy wanting to go out is required to spit upon a stone, and to return before his spittle dries. thukā or thukī jhēlaṇēṃ g. of o. (To catch the spittle of.) To assent meanly to the utterances of; to serve with abject obsequiousness. thukā tōṇḍāvara uḍaviṇēṃ To jeer, or abuse, or rate. thukā tōṇḍāvara ghēṇēṃ or, with g. of o., uḍaṇēṃ or yēṇēṃ To incur derision or ridicule. thukā na ōlāṇḍaṇēṃ g. of o. (To refrain from passing over the spot where the person has spat.) To obey or follow with the strictest submission or observance. thukī ghālūna kāma karaṇēṃ (To do whilst one's spittle is drying.) To do smartly. thukyānēṃ bhijatī cāndaṇyānēṃ vāḷatī Used of a poor and meagre soil (which soon gets sloppy or mucky and as soon dries into dust--ever powder or pomatum).

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thūka (थूक).—f n Spittle &c. See thukā or thukī.

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

thukā (थुका).—m thukī, thuṅkī f Spittle on phlegm. thuṅkā-kī jhēlaṇēṃ Serve with ab- ject obsequiousness, assent meanly to the utterances of. thukalā thukā cāṭaṇēṃ To swallow one's own (abusive or bad) words; also to retract or recall one's promises or assurances. thukā na ōlāṇḍaṇēṃ To obey or follow with the strictest submission or observance.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Thūka (थूक) [Also spelled thuk]:—(nm) spittle, sputum; saliva; —[denā] to kick at; to spit at; —[se sattū nahīṃ sanatā] you cannot make horn of a pig’s tail; —[se] or [thūkoṃ sattū sānanā] to try to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ears, to try overmuch with meagre means; to be stupidly tight-fisted.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+2): Thukai, Thukana, Thukanem, Thukapatra, Thukarakkali, Thukarana, Thukaranem, Thukarisu, Thukathuka, Thukathukanem, Thukathukem, Thukathuki, Thukaunu, Tuka, Tukai, Tukaiyal, Tukal, Tukal-arupotam, Tukalili, Tukalitam.

Ends with: Banthuka, Bathuka, Gudaprithuka, Kalaramatthuka, Khuddakavatthuka, Kotthuka, Kutthuka, Muthethuka, Prathuka, Prithuka, Puthuka, Satthuka, Thakathuka, Thukathuka, Thuthuka, Thyakathuka, Tilavatthuka, Tuka, Vatthuka.

Full-text: Thunka, Thuk, Gussa, Asaman.

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