Damadi, Damaḍī: 4 definitions

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Damadi 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 Dictionary

damaḍī (दमडी).—f (dramma S) A piece of money,--the fourth part of a pysa; equivalent to ten or twelve cowries. da0 karitāṃ saudā mōḍaṇārā. One ready to break up a negotiation of business upon the smallest disagreement about terms. da0 Poor, mean, worthless, insignificant--a person, article, affair. da0 vara camaḍī karaṇēṃ-kāḍhaṇēṃ-miḷaviṇēṃ To make great profit upon a small outlay.

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

damaḍī (दमडी).—f A piece of money-the 4th part of a paisā. damaḍīcā. Poor, mean, worthless, insignificant-a person, article, affair.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Damaḍī (दमडी):—(nf) an obsolete Indian coin worth one-eighth of a pice; —[kī buḍhiyā ṭakā sira muṃḍāī] a game not worth the candle, the horse eating its head off; —[kī murgī ṭakā jabahakarāī] a penny for the bill and a pound for the tip; —[ke tīna-tīna] damn cheap, of no worth; —[bhī na honā, pāsa meṃ] to be penniless.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Damaḍi (ದಮಡಿ):—[noun] = ದಮ್ಮಡಿ [dammadi]1.

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Damaḍi (ದಮಡಿ):—[noun] = ದಮ್ಮಡಿ [dammadi]2.

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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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