Edavu, Eḍavu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Eḍavu (ಎಡವು):—

1) [verb] to trip in walking or running; to stumble.

2) [verb] to stumble in articulation when speaking.

3) [verb] to make a mistake or to take a false step (in the sense of morality or accuracy).

4) [verb] ಎಡವಿದ ಕಾಲೇ ಎಡವುತ್ತದೆ [edavida kale edavuttade] eḍvida kālē eḍvuttade (prov.) misfortune seldom come alone; 2. he who has done ill once, will do it again; ಎಡವಿ ಬಿದ್ದರೆ ಸಿಗು [edavi biddare sigu] eḍavi biddare sigu (fig.) to be very near; to be close at hand; to be within spitting distance; ನಡೆಯುವ ಕಾಲೇ ಎಡವುತ್ತದೆ [nadeyuva kale edavuttade] ṇaḍeyuva kālē eḍavuttade (prov.) to err is human; He who doth nothing doth ever amiss.

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Edavu (ಎದವು):—[verb] to reach full legal age.

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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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