Dabadaba, Ḍabaḍaba: 4 definitions
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Dabadaba means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dabdaba.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydabadaba (दबदब) [or बां, bāṃ].—ad Imit of the sound emitted by a slack drum &c.
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dabadabā (दबदबा).—m ( A) Fear, awe, reverence; a sense or feeling of repression and restraint. v basa, paḍa, pāḍa, dē. 2 Dignity, majesty, awfulness, authoritativeness, imperativeness, commanding influence.
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dābādāba (दाबादाब) [or बी, bī].—f (dābaṇēṃ) Compressing (as of bales); pressing down, beating down (as of a terrace, floor &c.) 2 Concealing, covering, hiding. 3 Repressing or keeping in awe. 4 Suppressing or smothering. 5 Menacing, intimidating, snubbing.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdabadabā (दबदबा).—m Fear, awe, reverence. v basa,pāḍa, paḍa, dē, Dignity, awfulness, imperative- ness, commanding influence.
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dābādāba (दाबादाब) [-bī, -बी].—f Compressing; pressing down. Concealing, covering. Re- pressing. Menacing, intimidating.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDabadabā (दबदबा) [Also spelled dabdaba]:—(nm) awe; sway; overwhelming/commanding influence; —[jamānā] to attain overwhelming influence, to have complete sway; hence —[honā].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDabadaba (ದಬದಬ):—[noun] a word formed by imitating or used to express the sound of repeated, heavy throbbings, beatings.
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Dabadaba (ದಬದಬ):—[noun] a raised, flat platform for placing cannons.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Daba.
Starts with: Dabadabana, Dabadabanem.
Full-text: Daba daba, Dabedabe, Dababa, Campacampa, Dabdaba, Dabadabanem.
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