Athavada, Aṭhavaḍā: 2 definitions
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Athavada 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 Dictionaryaṭhavaḍā (अठवडा).—m A period of eight days, viz. from sunday to sunday, both days inclusive: also a hebdomad or week.
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aṭhavaḍā (अठवडा) [or ड्या, ḍyā].—a (aṭhavaḍā A week.) That gives milk for eight days, and then stops and kicks--a cow or buffalo. Hence, 2 That is well and ill alternately--a servant, a child &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishaṭhavaḍā (अठवडा).—m A week.
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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Starts with: Athavadakari.
Ends with: Anyathavada, Kathavada, Tathavada.
Full-text: Athavadakari, Athavadepaika.
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