English Meaning of pava

Meaning of 'pava'

m (pada S) A fourth or quarter. 2 In plays of children. A foot, i. e. a person, a new hand. Ex. nava pava nava dava A new hand, a new game. 3 A land-measure of thirty square bighas. 4 (Poetry.) A foot. Ex. jaisa mahasarpe ndharila dava tyaceca phanevara padala pava to dhudhukara &c.

Meaning of पाव

m (पाद S) A fourth or quarter. 2 In plays of children. A foot, i. e. a person, a new hand. Ex. नवा पाव नवा डाव A new hand, a new game. 3 A land-measure of thirty square bighás. 4 (Poetry.) A foot. Ex. जैसा महासर्पें धरिला डाव ॥ त्याचेच फणेवर पडला पाव ॥ तो धुधुकार &c.

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