Musaladhara, Musaḷadhāra, Musaladhāra, Musaladhārā: 4 definitions

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Musaladhara 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 Musladhar.

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Marathi-English dictionary

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

musaḷadhāra (मुसळधार).—f musaḷadhāra pāūsa m (musaḷa & dhāra A stream of pestles). Terms for heavy, pelting, dashing raining or rain; raining cats and dogs.

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

musaḷadhāra (मुसळधार).—f A term for heavy raining.

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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»] — Musaladhara in Hindi glossary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Mūsalādhāra (मूसलाधार) [Also spelled musladhar]:—(a) heavy (rain), torrential; —[varṣā] heavy rain, heavy downpour.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Musaladhara in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Musaladhara (ಮುಸಲಧರ):—[noun] Balarāma, an elder brother of Křṣṇa, who uses pestle or mace-like weapon.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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