Kadita, Kaḍita, Kaditakara: 2 definitions

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Kadita means something in the history of ancient India. 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.

India history and geography

Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

Kaḍita is a Kannaḍa word meaning “an account ledger”.

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaḍita (ಕಡಿತ):—

1) [noun] the act or an instance of biting or puncturing with the teeth.

2) [noun] the fact or an instance of (the skin) getting itching sensation.

3) [noun] the intense sexual desire.

4) [noun] ಕಡಿತ ಹತ್ತು [kadita hattu] kaḍita hattu (sexual desire) to be intensely felt.

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Kaḍita (ಕಡಿತ):—

1) [noun] the act, process or an instance of cutting, severing or separating.

2) [noun] a heavy banging with a sharp or havy instrument (as a sword, axe, etc.).

3) [noun] the act of making another’s pawn (as in chess, dice etc) become inactive and be removed from the game.

4) [noun] the extent, quantity reduced in supply, expenditure or rate of discount in price, etc.

5) [noun] ಕಡಿತ ಮಾಡು [kadita madu]/ಹಾಕು [haku] kaḍita māḍu/hāku to reduce; to cut down; to discount (as price, expenditure, etc.).

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Kaḍita (ಕಡಿತ):—

1) [noun] a black canvas to write on with a piece of chalk; a canvas board.

2) [noun] a set of papers, documents or records; a file.

3) [noun] the chequered dice-cloth used to play chess, dice, etc. on.

4) [noun] (dial.) a layer of skin which dries and peels off.

5) [noun] little scales or flakes of dead skin formed on the scalp.

6) [noun] the act or fact of controlling; power to direct or regulate; control.

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Kaḍita (ಕಡಿತ):—[noun] an endowent of land or village to a person, as a mark of recognition, which is exempt from paying tax.

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Kaḍitakāṟa (ಕಡಿತಕಾಱ):—[noun] a man who cuts, severes, kills, etc. (something).

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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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