Shimaga, Śimagā: 2 definitions
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Shimaga 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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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśimagā (शिमगा).—m The Holi-festival. 2 The month in which it is held, the month phālguna. Pr. śimagā jāī āṇi kavitva rāhī. śi0 karaṇēṃ To make a noise by bawling and at the same time striking the back of the hand against the mouth. śimagyācā mantra The mantra or spell pertaining to the Shimga-festival, i. e. bōmba or bellowing and beating the mouth. v japa, mhaṇa, vāca.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśimagā (शिमगा).—m The Holi-festival. The month rphālguna Any riotous and indecent proceeding. A fiasco. śimagā karaṇēṃ To make noise by bawling and at the same time striking the back of the hand against the mouth.
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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Ends with: Nasela-tya-divashim-shimaga, Shitalashimaga, Shivashivashimaga.
Full-text: Shivashivashimaga, Nasela-tya-divashim-shimaga, Sanavai, Shanavara, Lya, Rada, Divali.
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