Paravanta, Paravaṇṭa: 2 definitions

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

paravaṇṭa (परवंट).—m (In poetry paravaṇṭā m) The padara or miṛyā of the sāḍī of little girls brought up and tucked in after passing over the waistband on the outside, forming across the umbilical region a lengthwise prominence. This grave operation is termed paravaṇṭa kāḍhaṇēṃ, and is performed about the age of five, entitling the little maiden to the designation of paravaṇṭakarīṇa or -karī or paravaṇṭī, which, on her attaining the age of ten, merges into padarakarīṇa or padarakara A duly-attired woman.

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

paravaṇṭa (परवंट).—m A peculiar arrangement of the sāḍī worn by girl.

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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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