Vankada, Vāṅkaḍa: 2 definitions

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Vankada means something in Marathi. 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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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vāṅkaḍa (वांकड).—f P Rain set in; steadily continuing rain.

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vāṅkaḍā (वांकडा).—m (vāṅka or vaṅka) An ornament (of gold or silver) for the arm of a child. Usually put on on the twelfth day. v ghāla.

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vāṅkaḍā (वांकडा) [or वाकडा, vākaḍā].—a (vaṅka S) Crooked, curved, bowed, bent. 2 fig. Hostile or opposed to; having a grudge or spite against. 3 Perverse, distorted, devious, wild, wrong. Ex. jēṃ sadācaraṇāsa vāṅkaḍēṃ tēṃ samādhānāsa vāṅkaḍēṃ. Note. This word, contracted into vāṅkaḍa, forms some compounds; as vāṅkaḍa- tōṇḍyā Crookedfaced or crookedmouthed; vāṅkaḍa- nākyā Crookednosed; vāṅkaḍapāvalyā Crookedlegged, bakerlegged; vāṅkaḍamānyā Crookednecked; vāṅkaḍa- musakā Crookedmouthed, wrymuzzled; vāṅkaḍaśiṅgī or tyā Crookedhorned. vāṅkaḍēṃ ghēṇēṃ To fetch a compass. vāṅkaḍēṃ dākhaviṇēṃ To make faces or mouths at. vāṅkaḍēṃ paḍaṇēṃ To arise (between parties)--a misunderstanding.

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vāṅkāḍa (वांकाड) [or वांकाण, vāṅkāṇa].—n Commonly vāṅkaṇa.

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

vāṅkaḍā (वांकडा).—a Crooked. Hostile. Perverse. vāṅkaḍēṃ paḍaṇēṃ Arise (between parties)-a misunderstanding.

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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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