Cudi, Cuḍī: 4 definitions
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Cudi means something in 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycuḍī (चुडी).—f A torch of wisps, or of sprigs and twigs, of branches of the Cocoanut &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcuḍī (चुडी).—f A torch of springs and twigs.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCūḍī (चूडी):—(nf) a bangle; ring; pucker; ~[dāra] puckered; [cūḍiyāṃ toḍanā] to break a woman’s bangles —an act symbolizing widowhood; to be turned into a widow; [cūḍiyāṃ pahananā] to don female attire; to become effeminate; (for a widow) to remarry; [cūḍiyāṃ pahanānā] to marry a widow.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCūḍi (ಚೂಡಿ):—
1) [noun] a long piece of resinous wood or twisted tow dipped in tallow, etc., flaming at one end, used as a portable light; a torch.
2) [noun] the piece of wood used for this.
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Cūḍi (ಚೂಡಿ):—[noun] = ಚೂಟಿ [cuti]1.
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: Cudika, Cudikabaddha, Cudikala, Cudikavabaddha, Cudike, Cudin, Cudipunava, Cudita, Cuditaka, Cuditika, Cudiya.
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