Turaturam, Turaturaṃ, Tūrātūram: 2 definitions

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Turaturam means something in Marathi, Tamil. 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

[«previous next»] — Turaturam in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

turaturaṃ (तुरतुरं) [or तुरतुरंफुरफुरं, turaturamphuraphuraṃ].—f Imit. formations to express Making a brilliant show for a period; a beggar's revel; a spendthrift's jollification. v kara, lāva, māṇḍa. Ex. in mock Sanskrit. turaturamphuraphuraṃ dōna māsaṃ candanaṃvandanaṃ dōna māsaṃ lapanaṃ chapanaṃ dōna māsaṃ śṛṅkhalābandhanaṃ dōna māsaṃ A brief flash and glare, racket and riot,--and then the prison.

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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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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Turaturam in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tūrātūram (தூராதூரம்) noun < dūra + dūra.

1. Various distances; வெவ்வேறு தூரம். [vevveru thuram.] (W.)

2. Very great distance; வெகு தூரம். [vegu thuram.] Colloq.

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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