खरखरमुंढा

A dictionary, Marathi and English

kharakharamuṇḍā or ḍhā m A class, or an individual of it, of Musalmán mendicants. They force attention and extort alms by fiercely gashing their breast, arms, head &c. 2 The attendant upon a हिजडा or hermaphrodite on his begging rounds. See मुंडा. Hence fig. 3 A penniless and destitute person.