English Meaning of kadi

Meaning of 'kadi'

f A blade (of grass &c.) Hence a bit of straw; a fragment of wood; a chip or stick; a slip of metal; a match &c.; a thing in general or a quantity of the form or importance of a blade of grass. Pr. kadicora to padicora. 2 (Preceded by jarici or resimaci) Bordering lines or a border (of gold and silk threads). 3 At cards. The won game, the game. adavi ubhi kadi odhane with neg. con. Not to be able to form the cross and straight strokes, i.e. not to be able to write. nkadici aga madisa lagati A great person is obnoxious to injury from the lowest or least. kadine ṃausadha lavane To trifle with; to apply scantily or act reservedly where the application or action ought to be in full. nkadi matra Gen. with neg. con. Not a particle or bit; not a jot or whit. kadi moduna dene To break and give mutually a little stick or a straw, declaring that the connection betwixt them is dissolved--a husband and wife when they wish to separate. This rite, and that expressed by mpadara pha- duna dene or mpalava kapuna dene, answer to the ancient Diffareation. nkadya f pl Lines or stripes (on a cloth &c.) kadaya ovalane To wave a few nkadya (straws or bits of stick) around a child, grandee, benefactor &c., to avert or remove the influence of an evil eye. Hence ha apanavaruna kadya ovala- to is said of a person who praises or highly estimates himself. (Because drsti is held to alight upon only the handsome or the good.)

Meaning of काडी

f A blade (of grass &c.) Hence a bit of straw; a fragment of wood; a chip or stick; a slip of metal; a match &c.; a thing in general or a quantity of the form or importance of a blade of grass. Pr. काडीचोर तो पाडीचोर. 2 (Preceded by जरीची or रेशिमाची) Bordering lines or a border (of gold and silk threads). 3 At cards. The won game, the game. अडवी उभी काडी ओढणें with neg. con. Not to be able to form the cross and straight strokes, i.e. not to be able to write. काडीची आग माडीस लागती A great person is obnoxious to injury from the lowest or least. काडीनें औषध लावणें To trifle with; to apply scantily or act reservedly where the application or action ought to be in full. काडी मात्र Gen. with neg. con. Not a particle or bit; not a jot or whit. काडी मोडून देणें To break and give mutually a little stick or a straw, declaring that the connection betwixt them is dissolved--a husband and wife when they wish to separate. This rite, and that expressed by पदर फा- डून देणें or पालव कापून देणें, answer to the ancient Diffareation. काड्या f pl Lines or stripes (on a cloth &c.) काडया ओवाळणें To wave a few काड्या (straws or bits of stick) around a child, grandee, benefactor &c., to avert or remove the influence of an evil eye. Hence हा आपणावरून काड्या ओवाळ- तो is said of a person who praises or highly estimates himself. (Because दृष्टि is held to alight upon only the handsome or the good.)

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