Kadanna, Kad-anna: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Kadanna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kadann.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykadanna : (nt.) spoiled rice; bad food.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykadanna (कदन्न).—n (S ku Bad, anna Food.) A general term for the lowest sorts of grain unfit for offerings &c. 2 Applied to dry, coarse, unsavory food.
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kadānna (कदान्न).—n (Corr. from kadanna) Any of the lowest sorts of grain.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkadānna (कदान्न).—n Any of the lowest sorts of grain.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKadanna (कदन्न).—bad food.
Derivable forms: kadannam (कदन्नम्).
Kadanna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kad and anna (अन्न).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKadanna (कदन्न).—n.
(-nnaṃ) Bad food. E. kat for kut bad, anna food.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kadanna (कदन्न):—[=kad-anna] [from kad] n. bad food or little food, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Śārṅgadhara]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. eating bad food, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKadanna (कदन्न):—[kada+nna] (nnaṃ) 1. n. Bad food.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kadanna (कदन्न) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kayanna.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKadanna (कदन्न) [Also spelled kadann]:—(nm) coarse grain.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKadanna (ಕದನ್ನ):—[noun] food that is unfit for consumption.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kadannabhuja, Kadannata.
Full-text: Kadannata, Kayanna, Kadann, Kaccid, Bhakshin, Kadala, Mishta.
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