Dida, Dīḍa: 11 definitions
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Dida means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Dida in Sierra Leone is the name of a plant defined with Pennisetum glaucum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum lutescens Weigel (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A Manual of Botany (1840)
· Cytologia (1993)
· Cytologia (1991)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1990)
· Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. (1977)
· Handbuch des Getreidebaus (1885)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dida, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydīḍa (दीड).—a One and a half. dīḍakānācā Deafish; dīḍaḍōḷyācā Blindish; dīḍapāyācā Having one leg shorter than the other; dīḍahātācā Having one mutilated arm or hand.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdīḍa (दीड).—a One and half. dīḍakānācā Deafish. dīḍaḍōḷyācā Blindish. dīḍapāyācā Having one leg shorter than the other. dīḍahātā- cā Having one mutilated arm or hand.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīda (दीद).—mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Destroying. E. dī, and da who or what gives.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīda (दीद):—[=dī-da] mfn. causing ruin, destroying, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīda (दीद):—[(daḥ-dā-daṃ) a.] Destroying.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDīdā (दीदा):—(nm) an eye; vision; ~[dāvara] a connoisseur, one who can appreciate; ~[de nikālanā] to stare, to cast an angry look; ~[de phāḍanā] to stare, to gaze; ~[de laganā] to be attentive; to concentrate (in some work); ~[de laḍānā] to exchange amorous glances; ~[de kā pānī ḍhala jānā] to be lost to shame.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDiḍa (ದಿಡ):—[adjective] strong; durable; withstanding the physical wear and tear or mental agony.
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Diḍa (ದಿಡ):—
1) [noun] the quality of being strong, durable; strength; durability.
2) [noun] truth; fact.
3) [noun] full confidence; freedom from doubt; assurance; guarantee.
4) [noun] that which is strong.
5) [noun] that which never decays; a permanent thing.
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Dīḍa (ದೀಡ):—[adjective] being one and half (in quantity, number, volume, etc.).
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Dīḍa (ದೀಡ):—[noun] the number,volume or quantity that is equal to, one and half of.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDida is another spelling for डेडा [ḍeḍā].—adj. pl. of डेडो [ḍeḍo]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Di, Da, Ti, Ta.
Starts with (+21): Didacatura, Didadamadica, Didadandi, Didagollu, Didagu, Didaka, Didake, Didakem, Didaki, Didamani, Didamar, Didambhishu, Didamdale, Didapamdita, Didar, Didara, Didaru, Titacali, Titaccatci, Titacceyti.
Full-text (+21): Didapamdita, Didhacatura, Didhadamadica, Dirghadarshivams, Didha, Deda, Manattitam, Divyadarshin, Dirghadanda, Tekatitam, Didakem, Titaparam, Titamanam, Pasand, Antarvedi, Titavaram, Titapurushan, Pashanda, Titacittam, Didu.
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