English Meaning of ara

Meaning of 'ara'

f An iron spike (as of a top, a handmill, surprise &c. oh! a wooden axle, a goad &c.) 2 Urgency, pressing, hurrying. v lava, laga. 3 A spoke of a wheel. 4 A painful tumor in ano &c. See ari. 5 A tuft or ring of hair on the body. 6 A term in the play of itidandu,--the number six. 7 m A large serpent of the Boa-kind. 8 Applied fig. to a dull, heavy, sluggish fellow; a lubbard. 9 An acuminated or pointed end (of a stick, rope &c.) 10 The old-age-sproutings of nagavalli (Piper betel). On their appearance the plant is unwound from its supports, and set, according to the manner of Arcuation, well covered over with mould. Ex. nagavallici ara ekada rujali mhanaje vela vadhato. 11 A tendril. 12 ara as the common termination of the words descriptive of the artisans, e. g. sonara, sutara, lohara, kaṃsara, camhara, kumbhara &c. is from the Sanskrit kara Doer or maker; thus describing them as doers or workers in gold, iron, brass &c. saṃsaraci-prapancaci-rojagaraci-ara The goading of worldly affairs, earthly necessities &c. v lava, laga.

Meaning of आर

f An iron spike (as of a top, a handmill, surprise &c. oh! a wooden axle, a goad &c.) 2 Urgency, pressing, hurrying. v लाव, लाग. 3 A spoke of a wheel. 4 A painful tumor in ano &c. See आरई. 5 A tuft or ring of hair on the body. 6 A term in the play of इटीदांडू,--the number six. 7 m A large serpent of the Boa-kind. 8 Applied fig. to a dull, heavy, sluggish fellow; a lubbard. 9 An acuminated or pointed end (of a stick, rope &c.) 10 The old-age-sproutings of नागवल्ली (Piper betel). On their appearance the plant is unwound from its supports, and set, according to the manner of Arcuation, well covered over with mould. Ex. नागवल्लीची आर एकदा रुजली म्हणजे वेल वाढतो. 11 A tendril. 12 आर as the common termination of the words descriptive of the artisans, e. g. सोनार, सुतार, लोहार, कांसार, चाम्हार, कुंभार &c. is from the Sanskrit कार Doer or maker; thus describing them as doers or workers in gold, iron, brass &c. संसाराची-प्रपंचाची-रोजगाराची-आर The goading of worldly affairs, earthly necessities &c. v लाव, लाग.

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