Vankem, Vāṅkēṃ, Vāṅkeṃ: 1 definition

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Vankem 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

vāṅkēṃ (वांकें).—n (vāṅka or vaṅka) A felloe or felly of a wheel. 2 A curving piece of wood suspended at the ends; serving to receive dhotars &c. during ablution. 3 A lodge for implements and tools. It consists of two slips of wood laid parallel yet apart, and connected together at intervals, leaving a furrow along the centre. It is thrown across a room at some elevation from the floor. 4 A common term for the three transverse pieces on each side of the bed of a gāḍā (load-cart without a box). They are secured by pins (kuṇyā) to the longitudinal beams (ghōḍīṃ) passing over the axlebeam (ākharī) and are inserted respectively into the three tuḷava (the raised on the buṭēṃ or extremity of the axle).

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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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