Dayadi, Dāyādī, Daya-adi: 2 definitions
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Dayadi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDāyādī (दायादी).—
1) an heiress.
2) a daughter.
Dāyādī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dāya and ādī (आदी). See also (synonyms): dāyādā.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDāyādi (ದಾಯಾದಿ):—
1) [noun] a man who inherits or is legally entitled to inherit another’s property.
2) [noun] a relative on one’s paternal side, more distant than a brother or sister, but considered so; a cousin.
3) [noun] a paternal relative (who is ritually bound to participate in the funeral rites and ceremonies of a person of any of the mutual families); a kinsman.
4) [noun] ಸವತಿ ಸಣ್ಣವಳಲ್ಲ, ದಾಯಾದಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕವನಲ್ಲ [savati sannavalalla, dayadi cikkavanalla] savati saṇṇavaḷalla, dāyādi cikkavanalla (said of kinsmen or cousins fighting mutually for inheriting a property) however young a person be, hatred will certainly grow as he grows (hence care must be taken well in time); ಹುಟ್ಟುತ್ತಾ ಅಣ್ಣತಮ್ಮಂದಿರು, ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಾ ದಾಯಾದಿಗಳು [huttutta annatammamdiru, beleyutta dayadigalu] huṭṭuttāaṇṇa tammandiru, beḷeyuttādāyādigaḷu brothers start hating each other, when grown up, in matter of inheriting their paternal property.
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Dāyādi (ದಾಯಾದಿ):—
1) [noun] a woman who inherits or is legally entitled to inherit another’s property.
2) [noun] one’s female offspring; a daughter.
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)
Partial matches: Adi, Daya, Taya.
Starts with: Dayaditana, Tayati, Tayatittanam.
Ends with: Patayati, Taram-vittatayati, Tayati.
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