Cendu, Cemdu, Cēṇḍū, Ceṇḍū: 3 definitions

Introduction:

Cendu means something in Marathi. 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

cēṇḍū (चेंडू).—m (kanduka S) A playball. 2 fig. A term for a short-sized, roundish, and dapper person.

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cēndū (चेंदू).—m (cēndā) Mashed, crushed, bruised, shattered, battered state. These words differ from cēndā as they ever imply smash or destruction; whereas cēndā may signify a mash or preparation of eatables.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cēṇḍū (चेंडू).—f A little girl. cēḍarūṃ, cēṇḍū n Little child.

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cēṇḍū (चेंडू).—m A play-ball. A term for a short- sized person.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
context information

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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Ceṃḍu (ಚೆಂಡು):—

1) [verb] round or egg-shaped object used in various games; a play-ball.

2) [verb] the portion of the human body above the neck; the head.

3) [verb] the grain-bearing spike of a cereal plant; a corn-ear.

4) [verb] the back of the neck; the nape.

5) [verb] a round, usu. ring-like, pad, used while carrying a weight on the head.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
context information

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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