Tondaca, Tōṇḍacā, Toṇḍacā: 2 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tōṇḍacā (तोंडचा).—a Opposite, contrary, in one's teeth--wind, tide, the sun &c. 2 Whose excellence or ability consists, not in action, but in talk only; as tōṇḍacā kārakūna, tōṇḍacā śipāī, tōṇḍacā sugraṇa, tōṇḍa- cā khabaradāra. 3 Conducted, delivered &c. by oral communication, not written--business, accounts, a testimony. 4 tōṇḍacā phaṭakaḷa Foul-mouthed or scurrilous; of obscene or abusive speech. tōṇḍacā śinnaḷa One that seeks to obtain the reputation of a rake; that falsely boasts of female favors: also one unrestrained and obscene of speech. tōṇḍacā gōḍa (āṇi hātacā jaḍa) Sweet and flowing in profession: (slack and heavy at giving). tōṇḍaca catura Clever or fluent of speech. tōṇḍacā nīṭa Pleasant-spoken or fair-spoken: also affable or conversible: also ready-spoken, of fluency or propriety of utterance. tōṇḍacā rāgīṭa Fiery-tongued, i.e. angerful but not vengeful.

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tōṇḍācā (तोंडाचा).—a Preferably tōṇḍacā excepting in Sig. IV. in which this is the preferable form. tōṇḍācā khaṭyāḷa-phaṭakaḷa-phaṭakūḷa-phaṭakāḷa-vāīṭa-śinaḷa Of abusive or obscene tongue; foul-mouthed, scurrilous, smutty. tōṇḍācā khabaradāra, tōṇḍācā bahā- dara, tōṇḍācā baḷakaṭa Clever of speech; that has the gift of the gab. tōṇḍācā gayāḷa or tōṇḍagayāḷa Loose-tongued; a babbler or blab. tōṇḍācā gōḍa Honey-tongued, sweet of speech, fair-spoken. Pr. tōṇḍācā gōḍa hātācā jaḍa Of kind and pleasant words but of heavy and close hand. tōṇḍā- cā jaḍa Dull or slow of mouth; ineloquent, unfluent, drawling &c. tōṇḍācā tikhaṭa Of harsh, hard, sharp, cutting speech. tōṇḍācā miṭhā Sweet of speech. tōṇḍācā bōbaḍā Of inarticulate speech, stammer-tongued. tōṇḍācā halakā That blurts out without thought; a rattler or babbler.

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

tōṇḍacā (तोंडचा).—a Contrary, opposite, in one's teeth-wind, tide, the sun. Whose excellence or ability consists, not in action, but in talk only; as tōṇḍacā khabara- dāra Conducted, delivered &c. by oral communication, not written- business, a testimony. tōṇḍacā gōḍa āṇi hātacā jaḍa Sweet and flowing in pro- fession, slack and heavy at giving. tōṇḍacā phaṭakaḷa Foul-mouthed or scurri- lous, of obscene or abusive speech. tōṇḍacā nīṭa Pleasant-spoken or fair- spoken; also affable or conversible; also ready spoken; of fluency or pro- priety of utterance. tōṇḍacā rāgīṭa Fiery tongued, i. e. angerful but not vengeful.

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tōṇḍācā (तोंडाचा).—See tōṇḍacā, tōṇḍācā khabaradāra-bahādara Clever of speech. tōṇḍacā gōḍa Honey- tongued, sweet of speech. tōṇḍācā phaṭakaḷa- khaṭyāḷa Foul-mouthed. tōṇḍācā gayāḷa Loose- tongued; a babbler or blab. tōṇḍācā halakā That blurts out without thought, a rattler or babbler.

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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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