India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Guḍḍa.—(IA 10), Kannaḍa; the meaning of guḍḍa is doubtful; probably, a disciple. Note: guḍḍa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

See also (synonyms): Guḍḍa-dhvaja.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

guddā (गुद्दा).—m A blow with the fore part of the fist. v dē, māra.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

guddā (गुद्दा).—m A blow with the forepart of the fist.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Guḍḍā (गुड्डा):—(nm) a big doll (in male attire); a large kite; [guḍḍeguḍiyoṃ kā khela] a childish affair.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Guḍḍa (ಗುಡ್ಡ):—

1) [noun] a man of abnormally small stature; a dwarf.

2) [noun] a young man; a boy.

3) [noun] (masc.) a person, esp. a young person, who is being taught under the supervision of a teacher; a pupil.

4) [noun] (dial.) a male calf; a young bull.

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Guḍḍa (ಗುಡ್ಡ):—

1) [noun] a small hill; a hillock; a mound.

2) [noun] a collection of things lying haphazardly one on another; a pile; a heap.

3) [noun] ಗುಡ್ಡ ಕಡಿ [gudda kadi] guḍḍa kaḍi (sarc.) to do something that is great or extraordinary; ಗುಡ್ಡಕ್ಕೆ ಕಲ್ಲು ಹೊರು [guddakke kallu horu] guḍḍakke kallu horu (prov.) it is no use carrying coal to New Castle; ಗುಡ್ಡದಇಪ್ಪೆ [guddadaippe] guḍḍada ippe the medium-sized, deciduous tree Careya arborea of Myrtaceae family; ಗುಡ್ಡದಗೋಣಿ [guddadagoni] guḍḍada gōṇi the tree Alangium Lamarckii of Alangiaceae family; 2. another tree Alangium salviifolium (var. hexapetalum) of the same family; ಗುಡ್ಡದನೆಲ್ಲಿ [guddadanelli] guḍḍada nelli the tree Rhodomyrtus tomentosa of Myrtaceae family; 2. its berry; hill goose berry.

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Gudda (ಗುದ್ದ):—[noun] a harmless, moderate-sized, tropical lizard, Iguana tuberculata of Iguanidae family, having a row of spines from neck to tail, which is known for its grip and used in scaling forts, and which feeds on insects or vegetation; the common iguana.

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Gudda (ಗುದ್ದ):—[noun] a pit dug for bury a dead body.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+23): Gudda naerale, Gudda nelli, Gudda niko gadi, Gudda pannerale, Gudda panneralu, Gudda-dhvaja, Guddada doani, Guddada ippe, Guddada nelli, Guddada rambe, Guddada renji, Guddada voma, Guddadagoni, Guddadaippa, Guddadaippae, Guddadaippe, Guddade, Guddadu, Guddadumbe, Guddaga goni.

Ends with: Kiggudda, Kirugudda.

Full-text: Gudda pannerale, Gudda-dhvaja, Gudda niko gadi, Gudda naerale, Gudda panneralu, Gudda nelli, Guddanerale, Kuttai, Ratrimatikanti, Gudde, Bamagavunda, Kaddi, Guddu, Kuttan, Kuttam.

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