Iddalu: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusIddalu (ಇದ್ದಲು):—
1) [noun] a porous, amorphous form of carbon produced by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter and used for decolourising sugar and food, in filters, as a gas absorbent, fuel, etc.; the black combustible substance got when water is poured on a burning coal; charcoal.
2) [noun] ಇದ್ದಲು ಮಸಿಗೆ ಬುದ್ದಿ ಹೇಳಿತು [iddalu masige buddi helitu] iddalu masige buddi hēḷitu (prov.) someone who is criticizing another for something which he himself/she herself is doing; the pot calling the kettle black.
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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Ends with: Kalliddalu, Kariddalu, Niddalu.
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