English Meaning of desa

Meaning of 'desa'

m (S) A country, a tract, a region. Pr. desasarakha vesa. 2 A place; a spot. Ex. vrksace muladesi ṃsecana kele mmhanaje agradesi ṃhi tavatavi yeti. 3 Place, the suitable place. Ex. desa kala pahuna kama karave. 4 The middle country, the country bounded by the Sayhadri range, the Balaghat hills, the Carnatic, and the Godavari river. 5 Space. 6 Under this word may be gathered, and exhibited in their gradations, the words ndesa, pranta, subha, para- gana, taluka, jilha, mahala, kasaba, peta, putha, mauja, sammata, tarapha. desa & pranta are the most comprehensive, expressing COUNTRY in the largest sense; as maharastradesa, gujarathadesa, karanatakadesa, cinadesa; also any DIVISION OF A COUNTRY; as punedesa, vaidesa, mirajadesa; also maharastrapranta, gujarathapranta, & punepranta, vaipranta &c. subha is well known as a Subha or Province. paragana, taluka, jilha differ but little, expressing generally Division of a desa or pranta, a shire, a county, a district: in some parts one word is common, in others, another, and, amongst ourselves, we have long had the words Pergunnah and Zilla. mahala & peta A subdivision of a taluka or paragana, a canton, circuit, hundred; a tract and villages having a kasaba or large town at the head. putha Any collection of villages. mauja A village. sammata & tarapha A small division of a para- gana or tract; a small collection of villages. With some the order of these terms is understood to be khate (Department or division), ndesa or pranta, subha, jilha (or jilha, subha), taluka, peta, mahala or tappa or paragana, tarapha, kasaba, mauja, majara, mujari. desa ghene or ṃapala desa ghene To take one's proper place--to mind one's own business; as ntu apala desa ghe You go to Bath. desaca patavaravanta hone To be laid flat and bare; to be utterly devastated--a country. ndesi njane To return to one's native country.ṃ

Meaning of देश

m (S) A country, a tract, a region. Pr. देशासारखा वेष. 2 A place; a spot. Ex. वृक्षाचे मूलदेशीं सेचन केलें म्हणजे अग्रदेशीं ही टवटवी येती. 3 Place, the suitable place. Ex. देश काल पाहून काम करावें. 4 The middle country, the country bounded by the Sayhádri range, the Bálágháṭ hills, the Carnatic, and the Godávarí river. 5 Space. 6 Under this word may be gathered, and exhibited in their gradations, the words देश, प्रांत, सुभा, पर- गणा, तालुका, जिल्हा, महाल, कसबा, पेटा, पुठा, मौजा, सम्मत, तरफ. देश & प्रांत are the most comprehensive, expressing COUNTRY in the largest sense; as महाराष्ट्रदेश, गुजराथदेश, करनाटकदेश, चीनदेश; also any DIVISION OF A COUNTRY; as पुणेदेश, वाईदेश, मिरजदेश; also महाराष्ट्रप्रांत, गुजराथप्रांत, & पुणेप्रांत, वाईप्रांत &c. सुभा is well known as a Subhá or Province. परगणा, तालुका, जिल्हा differ but little, expressing generally Division of a देश or प्रांत, a shire, a county, a district: in some parts one word is common, in others, another, and, amongst ourselves, we have long had the words Pergunnah and Zilla. महाल & पेटा A subdivision of a तालुका or परगणा, a canton, circuit, hundred; a tract and villages having a कसबा or large town at the head. पुठा Any collection of villages. मौजा A village. सम्मत & तरफ A small division of a पर- गणा or tract; a small collection of villages. With some the order of these terms is understood to be खातें (Department or division), देश or प्रांत, सुभा, जिल्हा (or जिल्हा, सुभा), तालुका, पेटा, महाल or टप्पा or परगणा, तरफ, कसबा, मौजा, मजरा, मुजरी. देश घेणें or आपला देश घेणें To take one's proper place--to mind one's own business; as तू आपला देश घे You go to Bath. देशाचा पाटावरवंटा होणें To be laid flat and bare; to be utterly devastated--a country. देशीं जाणें To return to one's native country.

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