Didi, Diḍī, Dī dī, Di di, Dí dí, Dǐ dí, Dǐ dì, Dì dì: 21 definitions
Introduction:
Didi 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Didi in Ivory Coast is the name of a plant defined with Zea mays in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zea mays var. variegata G. Nicholson (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1891)
· Escritos (1923)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1894)
· Enumeratio Stirpium Transsilvaniae (1816)
· Phytologia (1978)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum… . (1788)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Didi, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, 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
diḍī (दिडी).—See under diḍhī.
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
Dīdi (दीदि).—3 [plural] dīdyati [intransitive] shine, gleam, be bright or visible, please; tr. bestow by shining ([dative] or [locative] of [person or personal], [accusative] of th.). —abhi bestow by shining. ā shine upon. ni = [Simple] tr. pra shine forth. sam shine together, also = [Simple] tr. — Cf. dīdyat, dīdyāna, dīdivas.
1) Dīdi (दीदि):—[from dī] mfn. shining, bright
2) [v.s. ...] only in dīdyagni
3) Dīdī (दीदी):—or dīdi See √2. dī.
Dīdi (दीदि):—oder dīdī (von 2. dī) adj. scheinend; s. dīdyagni und vgl. 2. dīdhī .
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Dīdī (दीदी):—s. u. 2. dī und vgl. dīdi .
Didī (दिदी):—s. 1. dīdi.
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Dīdi (दीदि):—1. , dīdyati 3te Pl. , dīdyante , dīdayante (Conj.) , dīdihi und didīhi , adīdet , Partic. dīdyat und dīdyāna. —
1) scheinen , glänzen , leuchten. dīdihi dīdidāsi (lies dīdyadasi ( dīdayetyeṣo gnyupasamindhanaḥ (sc. mantraḥ) [Āpastamba’s Śrautasūtra 6,13,10.] —
2) Jmd (Dat. oder Loc.) Etwas (Acc.) ausstrahlen. —
3) leuchten , so v.a. sich bemerklich machen. —
4) scheinen , so v.a. wohlgefallen. dīdyāna wohlgefällig , bewundert. — Mit abhi Etwas herbeistrahlen. — Mit ā bescheinen. — Mit ni Jmd (Dat. oder Loc.) Etwas (Acc.) herniederstrahlen. — Mit pra hervorleuchten. — Mit sam —
1) zusammen scheinen. —
2) Etwas herbeistrahlen.
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Dīdi (दीदि):—2. Adj. scheinend in dīdyagni.
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Dīdi (दीदि):—3. , dīdye , Partic. dīdyat und dīdyāna. Nur mit accha sich innerlich zuwenden , den Sinn richten auf (Acc.).
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
Dīdī (दीदी):—(nf) (a form of address for) an elder sister.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Dīḍi (ದೀಡಿ):—[noun] a sneering, caustic remark; sarcasm.
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Dīdi (ದೀದಿ):—[noun] an elder sister.
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Dīdī (ದೀದೀ):—[noun] = ದೀದಿ [didi].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Didī (दिदी):—n. (fem) 1. elder sister; 2. senior;
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.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
低低 [dī dī] [di di]—
1. A low or short appearance. For example: "low houses" (的房屋 [de fang wu]).
2. Low or soft in voice/sound. From a ci poem by Li Yu (李煜 [li yu]) of Southern Tang (南唐 [nan tang]), Dié Liàn Huā (蝶戀花 [die lian hua]): "Peach and plum blossoms sway as spring quietly passes, who is on the swing, softly whispering (語 [yu]) amidst laughter."
低低：1.低矮的樣子。如：「低低的房屋。」
2.聲音低微。南唐．李煜〈蝶戀花．遙夜亭皋閒倒步〉詞：「桃李依依春暗度，誰在秋千，笑裡低低語。」
dī dī:1. dī ǎi de yàng zi. rú: “dī dī de fáng wū.”
2. shēng yīn dī wēi. nán táng． lǐ yù 〈dié liàn huā． yáo yè tíng gāo xián dào bù〉 cí: “táo lǐ yī yī chūn àn dù, shuí zài qiū qiān, xiào lǐ dī dī yǔ.”
di di:1. di ai de yang zi. ru: "di di de fang wu."
2. sheng yin di wei. nan tang. li yu
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滴滴 [dī dī] [di di]—
1. Water drops (水點 [shui dian]) continuously fall (連續下注 [lian xu xia zhu]). From a poem by Li Shangyin (李商隱 [li shang yin]) of the Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]), titled "On the Yǒnglè County (永樂縣 [yong le xian]) Magistrate's Prayer for Rain After a Long Drought, Which Was Granted, While I Resided There": "The sweet dew (甘膏 [gan gao]) drips with utmost sincerity (精誠 [jing cheng]), day and night it flows like silk (如絲 [ru si]), accumulating a foot (一尺盈 [yi chi ying])." From Chapter 1 of The Scholars (儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]): "In the lake were about ten lotus flowers (荷花 [he hua]), clear water (清水 [qing shui]) dripped from their buds, and water droplets (水珠 [shui zhu]) rolled back and forth on the lotus leaves (荷葉 [he ye])."
2. An adjective suffix (形容詞詞綴 [xing rong ci ci zhui]), used to intensify the degree of the adjective it modifies (加強所形容之程度 [jia qiang suo xing rong zhi cheng du]). From Volume 1 of Dong's Romance of the Western Chamber (董西廂 [dong xi xiang]): "Her spring charm (春嬌 [chun jiao]) was utterly delightful (可人意 [ke ren yi]), as she slowly (慢騰騰地 [man teng teng de]) walked out the door." From Chapter 46 of A Brief History of Civilization (文明小史 [wen ming xiao shi]): "He was about fifty years old, with a thick beard and a good appearance. Beside him was a delicate (嬌 [jiao]) woman (女子 [nu zi]), who seemed to be his family member (家眷 [jia juan])."
滴滴：1.水點連續下注。唐．李商隱〈所居永樂縣久旱縣宰祈禱得雨因賦〉詩：「甘膏滴滴是精誠，晝夜如絲一尺盈。」《儒林外史》第一回：「湖裡有十來枝荷花，苞子上清水滴滴，荷葉上水珠滾來滾去。」
2.形容詞詞綴，用以加強所形容之程度。《董西廂》卷一：「滴滴春嬌可人意，慢騰騰地行出門來。」《文明小史》第四六回：「年紀約有五十餘歲，一部濃鬚，好個相貌，那旁一個嬌滴滴女子，看上去想是他的家眷了。」
dī dī:1. shuǐ diǎn lián xù xià zhù. táng． lǐ shāng yǐn 〈suǒ jū yǒng lè xiàn jiǔ hàn xiàn zǎi qí dǎo dé yǔ yīn fù〉 shī: “gān gāo dī dī shì jīng chéng, zhòu yè rú sī yī chǐ yíng.” < rú lín wài shǐ> dì yī huí: “hú lǐ yǒu shí lái zhī hé huā, bāo zi shàng qīng shuǐ dī dī, hé yè shàng shuǐ zhū gǔn lái gǔn qù.”
2. xíng róng cí cí zhuì, yòng yǐ jiā qiáng suǒ xíng róng zhī chéng dù. < dǒng xī xiāng> juǎn yī: “dī dī chūn jiāo kě rén yì, màn téng téng de xíng chū mén lái.” < wén míng xiǎo shǐ> dì sì liù huí: “nián jì yuē yǒu wǔ shí yú suì, yī bù nóng xū, hǎo gè xiāng mào, nà páng yī gè jiāo dī dī nǚ zi, kàn shàng qù xiǎng shì tā de jiā juàn le.”
di di:1. shui dian lian xu xia zhu. tang. li shang yin
2. xing rong ci ci zhui, yong yi jia qiang suo xing rong zhi cheng du. < dong xi xiang> juan yi: "di di chun jiao ke ren yi, man teng teng de xing chu men lai." < wen ming xiao shi> di si liu hui: "nian ji yue you wu shi yu sui, yi bu nong xu, hao ge xiang mao, na pang yi ge jiao di di nu zi, kan shang qu xiang shi ta de jia juan le."
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樀樀 [dí dí] [di di]—
Onomatopoeia (擬聲詞 [ni sheng ci]). Describes the sound of knocking on a door (叩門 [kou men]). From the Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]) poet Bai Juyi (白居易 [bai ju yi])'s poem "Visiting for the Night by Mr. Qu" (〈麴生訪宿 [qu sheng fang su]〉): "The west study was already quiet in the evening, the sound of knocking on the door was dí dí."
樀樀：擬聲詞。形容叩門的聲音。唐．白居易〈麴生訪宿〉詩：「西齋寂已暮，叩門聲樀樀。」
dí dí: nǐ shēng cí. xíng róng kòu mén de shēng yīn. táng． bái jū yì 〈qū shēng fǎng sù〉 shī: “xī zhāi jì yǐ mù, kòu mén shēng dí dí.”
di di: ni sheng ci. xing rong kou men de sheng yin. tang. bai ju yi
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抵敵 [dǐ dí] [di di]—
1. To resist the enemy. In Chapter 14 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms (《三國演義 [san guo yan yi]》): "Cao Cao (曹操 [cao cao]) personally led the central army (中軍 [zhong jun]) to charge the formation. With a single drumbeat, the three armies (三軍 [san jun]) advanced together. The bandit soldiers (賊兵 [zei bing]) could not resist (不住 [bu zhu]), were utterly defeated and fled." In Chapter 15 of Journey to the West (《西遊記 [xi you ji]》): "That dragon (那條龍 [na tiao long]) was weak in strength (力軟 [li ruan]) and numb in muscles (筋麻 [jin ma]), and could not resist (不能 [bu neng])."
2. To contend, to compete. From Su Shunqin's (蘇舜欽 [su shun qin]) "A Song Harmonizing with the Rhyming of Lingxi Stone" (〈和菱磎石歌 [he ling xi shi ge]〉) during the Song Dynasty (宋 [song]): "I lament (自嗟 [zi jie]) that my talent and strength (才力 [cai li]) are inherently weak (本衰弱 [ben shuai ruo]); how dare I contend with it in writing (為之文 [wei zhi wen])?"
抵敵：1.抵抗敵人。《三國演義》第一四回：「操自領中軍衝陣。鼓響一聲，三軍齊進。賊兵抵敵不住，大敗而走。」《西遊記》第一五回：「那條龍力軟筋麻，不能抵敵。」
2.敵對、較量。宋．蘇舜欽〈和菱磎石歌〉：「自嗟才力本衰弱，安敢抵敵為之文？」
dǐ dí:1. dǐ kàng dí rén. < sān guó yǎn yì> dì yī sì huí: “cāo zì lǐng zhōng jūn chōng zhèn. gǔ xiǎng yī shēng, sān jūn qí jìn. zéi bīng dǐ dí bù zhù, dà bài ér zǒu.” < xī yóu jì> dì yī wǔ huí: “nà tiáo lóng lì ruǎn jīn má, bù néng dǐ dí.”
2. dí duì,, jiào liàng. sòng． sū shùn qīn 〈hé líng xī shí gē〉: “zì jiē cái lì běn shuāi ruò, ān gǎn dǐ dí wèi zhī wén?”
di di:1. di kang di ren. < san guo yan yi> di yi si hui: "cao zi ling zhong jun chong zhen. gu xiang yi sheng, san jun qi jin. zei bing di di bu zhu, da bai er zou." < xi you ji> di yi wu hui: "na tiao long li ruan jin ma, bu neng di di."
2. di dui,, jiao liang. song. su shun qin
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邸弟 [dǐ dì] [di di]—
The official residence (官邸 [guan di]) where ancient feudal lords/princes (諸侯王 [zhu hou wang]) resided when they entered the capital to pay respects to the Emperor (天子 [tian zi]). From "Records of the Grand Historian" (《史記 [shi ji]》), Volume 51, "Hereditary House of Jing and Yan" (《荊燕世家 [jing yan shi jia]》): "Your servant observes that there are over a hundred residences of feudal lords/princes (諸侯王 [zhu hou wang]), all belonging to the meritorious officials (功臣 [gong chen]) of Emperor Gaozu (高祖 [gao zu])." Also written as "邸第 [di di]" (dǐdì).
邸弟：古代諸侯王入京朝見天子時，所居住的官邸。《史記．卷五一．荊燕世家》：「臣觀諸侯王邸弟百餘，皆高祖一切功臣。」也作「邸第」。
dǐ dì: gǔ dài zhū hóu wáng rù jīng cháo jiàn tiān zi shí, suǒ jū zhù de guān dǐ. < shǐ jì． juǎn wǔ yī． jīng yàn shì jiā>: “chén guān zhū hóu wáng dǐ dì bǎi yú, jiē gāo zǔ yī qiè gōng chén.” yě zuò “dǐ dì” .
di di: gu dai zhu hou wang ru jing chao jian tian zi shi, suo ju zhu de guan di. < shi ji. juan wu yi. jing yan shi jia>: "chen guan zhu hou wang di di bai yu, jie gao zu yi qie gong chen." ye zuo "di di" .
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邸第 [dǐ dì] [di di]—
1. In ancient times (古代 [gu dai]), the official residence (官邸 [guan di]) where vassal kings/princes (諸侯王 [zhu hou wang]) resided when they entered the capital (入京 [ru jing]) to pay homage to the Emperor (天子 [tian zi]). Also written as (也作 [ye zuo]) 邸弟 [di di] (dǐdì).
2. The residence (住宅 [zhu zhai]) of princes and dukes (王公 [wang gong]) and nobles (貴人 [gui ren]). Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]) poet Shen Quanqi (沈佺期 [chen quan qi]), "Poem on Dragon Pond" (龍池篇 [long chi pian]): "The dragon (龍 [long]) enters the Purple Palace (紫微 [zi wei]) through the Heavenly Gate (天門 [tian men]); the residences with their towers and terraces (樓臺 [lou tai]) are full of splendor (氣色 [qi se])." Song Dynasty (宋 [song]) scholar Qian Gongfu (錢公輔 [qian gong fu]), "Record of Righteous Land" (義田記 [yi tian ji]): "The grandeur of his residences, the adornment of his carriages (車輿 [che yu]), the abundance of music and women (聲色 [sheng se]), and the wealth of his wives and children (妻孥 [qi nu]) — all were limited to himself alone (止乎一己 [zhi hu yi ji])."
邸第：1.古代諸侯王入京朝見天子時，所居住的官邸。也作「邸弟」。
2.王公貴人的住宅。唐．沈佺期〈龍池篇〉：「龍向天門入紫微，邸第樓臺多氣色。」宋．錢公輔〈義田記〉：「其邸第之雄，車輿之飾，聲色之多，妻孥之富，止乎一己。」
dǐ dì:1. gǔ dài zhū hóu wáng rù jīng cháo jiàn tiān zi shí, suǒ jū zhù de guān dǐ. yě zuò “dǐ dì” .
2. wáng gōng guì rén de zhù zhái. táng． chén quán qī 〈lóng chí piān〉: “lóng xiàng tiān mén rù zǐ wēi, dǐ dì lóu tái duō qì sè.” sòng． qián gōng fǔ 〈yì tián jì〉: “qí dǐ dì zhī xióng, chē yú zhī shì, shēng sè zhī duō, qī nú zhī fù, zhǐ hū yī jǐ.”
di di:1. gu dai zhu hou wang ru jing chao jian tian zi shi, suo ju zhu de guan di. ye zuo "di di" .
2. wang gong gui ren de zhu zhai. tang. chen quan qi
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弟弟 [dì dì] [di di]—
Term of address (稱謂 [cheng wei]). Refers to a male relative (男性親屬 [nan xing qin shu]) born later among siblings (同胞手足 [tong bao shou zu]). For example: "Mother (媽媽 [ma ma]) has always advocated that elder brother (哥哥 [ge ge]) and younger brother should share the housework (家務 [jia wu]) equally."
弟弟：稱謂。稱同胞手足中，後出生的男性親屬。如：「媽媽一向主張哥哥和弟弟應該平均分擔家務。」
dì dì: chēng wèi. chēng tóng bāo shǒu zú zhōng, hòu chū shēng de nán xìng qīn shǔ. rú: “mā mā yī xiàng zhǔ zhāng gē gē hé dì dì yīng gāi píng jūn fēn dān jiā wù.”
di di: cheng wei. cheng tong bao shou zu zhong, hou chu sheng de nan xing qin shu. ru: "ma ma yi xiang zhu zhang ge ge he di di ying gai ping jun fen dan jia wu."
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棣棣 [dì dì] [di di]—
A grand and familiar appearance. From The Book of Songs (《詩經 [shi jing]》), "Airs of Bei" (《邶風 [bei feng]》), "Cypress Boat" (《柏舟 [bai zhou]》): "His majestic demeanor (威儀 [wei yi]) is stately, impeccable." From Li Hua's (李華 [li hua]) "Eulogy for an Ancient Battlefield" (〈弔古戰場文 [diao gu zhan chang wen]〉) of the Tang Dynasty (唐 [tang]): "Feasting and recording achievements (飲至策勛 [yin zhi ce xun]), harmonious, joyful, and leisurely (和樂且閑 [he le qie xian]), solemn (穆穆 [mu mu]) and dignified between ruler and minister (君臣之間 [jun chen zhi jian])." Also written as "逮逮 [dai dai]" (dàidài).
棣棣：富盛而熟習的樣子。《詩經．邶風．柏舟》：「威儀棣棣，不可選也。」唐．李華〈弔古戰場文〉：「飲至策勛，和樂且閑，穆穆棣棣，君臣之間。」也作「逮逮」。
dì dì: fù shèng ér shú xí de yàng zi. < shī jīng． bèi fēng． bǎi zhōu>: “wēi yí dì dì, bù kě xuǎn yě.” táng． lǐ huá 〈diào gǔ zhàn chǎng wén〉: “yǐn zhì cè xūn, hé lè qiě xián, mù mù dì dì, jūn chén zhī jiān.” yě zuò “dǎi dǎi” .
di di: fu sheng er shu xi de yang zi. < shi jing. bei feng. bai zhou>: "wei yi di di, bu ke xuan ye." tang. li hua
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鬄鬄 [dí dí] [di di]—
Wig (假髮 [jia fa])
鬄鬄：假髮。
dí dí: jiǎ fà.
di di: jia fa.
1) 弟弟 ts = dì dì p refers to “younger brother/CL:個 | 个 [ge4],位 [wei4]”.
2) 滴滴 ts = dī dī p refers to “DiDi, app-based transportation company (abbr. for 滴滴出行 [Di1 di1 Chu1 xing2])”..
弟弟 ts = dì dì p refers to [noun] “younger brother”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu] , Subdomain: Family; Notes: 家弟 [jia di] is formal, in contrast to the informal 弟弟 [di di] (Sun 2006, loc. 977) .
Chinese language.
Vietnamese-English dictionary
Di di (in Vietnamese) can be associated with the following Chinese and English terms:
1) Dị dị with 異異 [yì yì]: “differences”..
Vietnamese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Di, De, Ti.
Starts with (+18): Daidai, Dede, Didibahini, Didiccha, Didik-bachang, Didikadhi, Didikkha, Didil, Didila, Didima, Didimanaka, Titi, Titicutar, Titikalam, Titikartta, Titikkai, Titikkatai, Titikol, Titikotu, Titimaintar.
Full-text (+346): Titti, Di, Jiao di di, Diditi, Dian dian di di, Daidai, Ti, Di di qie qie, Di di da da, Di di deng deng, Gao gao di di, Di di chu xing, Di di wei, Di di xiang cheng, Jiao jiao di di, Xiao di di, Dede, Qiong di di, Di fu, Mo guan er.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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A True Servant—A True Master (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
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