Dhabadhaba, Ḍhabaḍhaba: 3 definitions

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Dhabadhaba 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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

ḍhabaḍhaba (ढबढब) [or बां, bāṃ].—ad Imit. of the sound of drumming, rub a dub: also, and particularly, of the flat, dead or dull sound emmited by a burst or relaxed drum.

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dhabadhabā (धबधबा).—m dhabadhabī f (dhaba! dhaba!) A cascade or fall of water; a fall of heavy fruit &c. 2 See dhamadhamā.

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dhabadhaba (धबधब) [or बां, bāṃ].—ad Imit of the sound of water dashing down from a height; of cocoanuts or other heavy bodies falling rapidly and in numbers; of heavy thumping &c.

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dhabādhaba (धबाधब) [or बां, bāṃ].—ad Imit. of the sound of thumping, of soft and heavy falling &c. See dhapādhapa.

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

dhabadhaba (धबधब) [or bāṃ, or बां].—ad Imit. of the sound of water dashing down from a height.

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dhabadhabā (धबधबा).—m f A cascade or fall of water.

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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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Hindi dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dhabadhaba in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dhabadhaba (धबधब):—(nf) a sequence of thuds (produced by the impact of a heavy and soft thing falling on some surface).

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