Using "To mean". How to ask meaning in Marathi

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In English we use verb "To Mean" e.g. "What does it mean", "What is its meaning". "I did not mean it" etc.
In Marathi "meaning" is рдЕрд░्рде(arth).

In Marathi the the translation of sentence "what does it mean" is actually similar to translation of "what is its meaning"

1)What does it mean -> What is its meaning -> рдд्рдпाрдЪा рдЕрд░्рде рдХाрдп (tyAchA arth kAy)

2)What does that signboard mean -> What is meaning of that sign board ->рдд्рдпा рдкाрдЯीрдЪा рдЕрд░्рде рдХाрдп ( tyA pATIchA arth kAy )

3)What did his speech mean -> What was meaning of his speech -> рдд्рдпाрдЪ्рдпा рднाрд╖рдгाрдЪा рдЕрд░्рде рдХाрдп рд╣ोрддा (tyAchyA bhAShaNAchA arth kAy hotA)

When you are asking meaning of some word you can ask it in short using рдо्рд╣рдгрдЬे рдХाрдп (mhaNaje kAy ) as follows :-

What does "encyclopedia" mean -> "encyclopedia" рдо्рд╣рдгрдЬे рдХाрдп (mhaNaje kAy ) 
What does "sundar" mean in Marathi -> рдорд░ाрдаीрдордзे рд╕ुंрджрд░ рдо्рд╣рдгрдЬे рдХाрдп (marAThImadhe suMdar mhaNaje kAy )

In English we also say "I did not mean it", "He did not mean insulting you". Such sentences are said bit differently in Marathi.
I did mean it -> My saying meant this -> рдоाрдЭ्рдпा рдмोрд▓рдг्рдпाрдЪा рдЕрд░्рде рд╣ा рд╣ोрддा (mAjhyA bolaNyAchA arth hA hotA)
I did not mean it -> My saying did not mean this -> рдоाрдЭ्рдпा рдмोрд▓рдг्рдпाрдЪा рдЕрд░्рде рд╣ा рдирд╡्рд╣рддा (mAjhyA bolaNyAchA arth hA navhatA)

When we use "To mean" to indicate purpose, it is said differently in Marathi. 
Purpose in Marathi is рдЙрдж्рджेрд╢(uddesh)

"He did not mean hurting you" -> His purpose was not to hurt you -> рдд्рдпाрдЪा рдЙрдж्рджेрд╢ рддुрдо्рд╣ाрд▓ा рджुрдЦрд╡рдг्рдпाрдЪा рдирд╡्рд╣рддा (tyAchA uddesh tumhAlA dukhavaNyAchA navhatA)
I meant to insult him -> My purpose was to insult him ->рдоाрдЭा рдЙрдж्рджेрд╢ рдд्рдпाрдЪा рдЕрдкрдоाрди рдХрд░рдг्рдпाрдЪा рд╣ोрддा (majhA uddesh tyAchA apamAn karaNyAchA hotA)

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