Rumala, Rumāla, Rumalā: 4 definitions
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Rumala 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 Rumal.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryrumāla (रुमाल).—m ( P) A handkerchief, a towel, any square piece of cloth (for wrapping round the head, or for tying up articles). 2 A budget or bag of papers of accounts. 3 Applied to the cloth which is waved before kings and nobles. 4 A flag or cloth waved in indication of yielding or of soliciting a truce. v phirava, uḍava. 5 A grant of land to the dēśapāṇḍyā or kuḷakaraṇī. (So named from the rumāla or daphatara of which these officials are the custodians.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishrumāla (रुमाल).—m A handkerchief, a towel. Any square piece of cloth. A bag of papers of accounts.
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 dictionary1) Rumāla (रुमाल):—(nm) see [rūmāla].
2) Rūmāla (रूमाल) [Also spelled rumal]:—(nm) handkerchief; —[para rūmāla bhigonā] to shed a stream of tears, to go on weeping.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Rumalā (रुमला):—[rumalā / rumalo] n. 1. load of work; rush or burden of work; stress; strain; 2. the lump of smoke;
2) Rumāla (रुमाल):—n. handkerchief; napkin;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Rumalai, Rumalam.
Ends with: Alavandapperumala, Dastarumala, Drumala, Hatarumala, Tangipperumala, Tirumala, Tiruppati-Tirumala, Udasarumala.
Full-text: Rumal, Uramala, Rumalya, Rumalo, Rumalam, Chapi, Rumali, Inamapasodi, Calata, Kunda.
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