This is the 244th most frequent Marathi word.
गलव
The Marathi word "गलव" translates to "throat" in English.
The word 'गलव' refers to sediment or silt in this context, describing the feature of the riverbank.
मी नदीच्या गलवकाठावर बसलो.
I sat by the silted riverbank.
Here, 'गलव' signifies the fertile sediment that can be used in agriculture.
शेतीसाठी शेवाळ किंवा गलव उपयुक्त असतो.
Algae or silt is useful for farming.
In this sentence, 'गलव' indicates the accumulation of sediment along with mud caused by rain.