English Meaning of kadava

Meaning of 'kadava'

a (kadu) Bitter:--opp. to goda, and used of varieties among vegetables. See at large under goda. 2 Savage, harsh, hard to deal with: also stern, severe, unrelenting. Applied also to battles or brawls or armies or weapons in the sense of Vehement, fierce, sharp. 3 fig. Callous, hardened, dullened by habituation;--used of the body in respect to diseases, and opp. to delicate, tender, susceptible.

Meaning of कडवा

a (कडू) Bitter:--opp. to गोडा, and used of varieties among vegetables. See at large under गोडा. 2 Savage, harsh, hard to deal with: also stern, severe, unrelenting. Applied also to battles or brawls or armies or weapons in the sense of Vehement, fierce, sharp. 3 fig. Callous, hardened, dullened by habituation;--used of the body in respect to diseases, and opp. to delicate, tender, susceptible.

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