Didi, Diḍī: 9 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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydiḍī (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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDīdi (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.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dīdi (दीदि):—[from dī] mfn. shining, bright
2) [v.s. ...] only in dīdyagni
3) Dīdī (दीदी):—or dīdi See √2. dī.
[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 dictionaryDīdī (दीदी):—(nf) (a form of address for) an elder sister.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDīḍi (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
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDidī (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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+21): Didibahini, Didiccha, Didik-bachang, Didikadhi, Didikkha, Didil, Didila, Didima, Didimanaka, Didisa, Didissandra frutescens, Diditsu, Didiva, Didivas, Titi, Titicutar, Titikalam, Titikartta, Titikkai, Titikkatai.
Full-text (+13): Titi, Di, Adidi, Didyagni, Titimaintar, Titicutar, Titinirnayam, Titiparan, Jnubadh, Titipattiram, Titipannu, Titikalam, Titiniyatam, Titippirani, Titiputalvar, Titiyarttam, Attaittiti, Pitirtiti, Titiniccayam, Dhikkata.
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