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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ajji (ಅಜ್ಜಿ):—

1) [noun] the mother of one’s mother or father; a grand mother.

2) [noun] an old woman.

3) [noun] an old woman appointed in the women’s quarter in a palace.

4) [noun] (jain.) a woman-ascetic.

5) [noun] an honourable term appended to a woman’s name.

6) [noun] (dial.) a widow with shaven head;7) [noun] 'ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಆಟ [ajji ata] ajji āṭa a children''s play; ಅಜ್ಜಿಯ ಮಂಚ [ajjiya mamca] ajjiya mañca (coll.) a most conspicuous northern constellation between Lynx and Draco, which contains more than 50 visible stars, seven of which form the Big Dipper; the Great Bear; the Ursa Major; ಅಜ್ಜಿಯ ಮಂಚ ತಲೆಕೆಳಗಾಗು [ajjiya mamca talekelagagu] ajjiya mañca talekeḷagāgu (fig.) to dawn; (day) to begin; ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಹೊರಸು [ajji horasu] ajjihorasu (dial.) a northern constellation surrounded by Draco and containing the Northern celestial pole and the Little Dipper: Ursa Minor; ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಸಾಕಿದ ಮಗು [ajji sakida magu] ajji sākida magu an over-fondled child; a spoilt child; ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಸಾಕಿದ ಮಗು ಬೊಜ್ಜಕ್ಕೂ ಬಾರದು [ajji sakida magu bojjakku baradu] ajji sākida magu bojjakkū bāradu (prov.) mother''s darlings are but milksop heroes; ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಮನೆ ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಊಟ [ajji illada mane majjige illada uta] ajji illada mane, majjige illada ūṭa (prov). it is essential that every house has an elderly person; ಅಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಅರಿವೆ ಚಿಂತೆ, ಮೊಮ್ಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಿಂಡನ ಚಿಂತೆ [ajjige arive cimte, mommagalige mimdana cimte] ajjige arive cinte, magaḷige miṇḍana cinte (prov.) each one rides his wish-horse in his own way; every heart hath its own ache; ಅಜ್ಜಿ ನೂತದ್ದೆಲ್ಲ ಅಜ್ಜನ ಉಡಿದಾರಕ್ಕೆ [ajji nutaddella ajjana udidarakke] ajji nūtaddella ajjana uḍidārakke (prov.) (one''s income or resources) with just enough for immediate needs and nothing left over for the future; from hand to mouth; being on the breadline; ಅಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಮೊಮ್ಮಗಳು ಕೆಮ್ಮು ಕಲಿಸಿದ ಹಾಗೆ [ajjige mommagalu kemmu kalisida hage] ajjige mommagaḷu kemmu kalisida hāge (prov.) = ಅಜ್ಜನಿಗೆ ಮೊಮ್ಮಗ ಕೆಮ್ಮು ಕಲಿಸಿದಹಾಗೆ [ajjanige mommaga kemmu kalisidahage].'

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with: Ajjia, Ajjia, Ajjibajji, Ajjibata, Ajjigadde, Ajjigamtu, Ajjigattu, Ajjige, Ajjigida, Ajjigijji, Ajjikathe, Ajjike, Ajjim, Ajjimullu, Ajjipurana, Ajjita.

Ends with (+40): Abhigajji, Abhinipajji, Abhinipphajji, Abhisajji, Adugolajji, Adugulajji, Ajjibajji, Ajjigijji, Alajji, Anagajji, Anegajji, Anekajji, Anumajji, Asajji, Audamajji, Avajji, Bajji, Bhajji, Canndavajji, Danagajji.

Full-text: Avasara, Agu.

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