Tokara, Ṭōkara, Ṭokara: 4 definitions

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Tokara 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

ṭōkara (टोकर) [or टोंकर, ṭōṅkara].—m A circular leathern basket, esp. a half of an oil budhalā or dubber. 2 A coracle.

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ṭōkara (टोकर) [or टोंकर, ṭōṅkara].—m A long and thick bamboo. Pr. viñcū vyālā ṭōṃ0 jhālā (The scorpion dies in giving birth--becomes a ṭō0, a mere tube or empty roll.) Used in expressing sorrow at the loss of some source of pleasure. For ṭōkara some read ṭōlāra, and explain the proverb differently. aṭharā hāta ṭō0 phiratō (gharānta &c.) There a monstrous bamboo (with an appended broom) is in exercise (and sweeps all clean); i. e. there there is nothing to be got.

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ṭōkarā (टोकरा) [or टोंकरा, ṭōṅkarā].—m A circular leathern basket: also a half-dubber. 2 A boat composed of leather overlaying a frame, a coracle. Sometimes it consists of the scooped stock of a large tree.

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

ṭōkara (टोकर) [or ṭōṅkara, or टोंकर].—m A long and thick bamboo.

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ṭōkarā (टोकरा) [or ṭōṅkarā, or टोंकरा].—m A circular leathern basket.

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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

Ṭokarā (टोकरा):—(nm) a large basket, coop; hence [ṭokarī] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ṭōkara (ಟೋಕರ):—

1) [noun] a blow or its impact.

2) [noun] an instance of cheating or being cheated.

3) [noun] a reduction (as in one’s salary, wages, profit, business return etc.); lessening; decrease.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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