Kudike, Kuḍike: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kuḍike (ಕುಡಿಕೆ):—

1) [noun] a small, round earthen or metal vessel.

2) [noun] ಕುಡಿಕೆ ಹಣ [kudike hana] kuḍike haṇa (fig.) a meagre amount of money saved up for the future; ಕುಳಿತು ತಿಂದರೆ ಕುಡಿಕೆ ಹಣ ಸಾಲುತ್ತದೆಯೇ [kulitu timdare kudike hana saluttadeye]? kuḷitu tindare kuḍike haṇa sāluttadeyē? (prov.) money saved can save you from a contingent, but is not a substitute for earning.

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Kūḍike (ಕೂಡಿಕೆ):—

1) [noun] a joining together or being joined together; union; association.

2) [noun] the remarriage of a widow or divorcee.

3) [noun] ಕೂಡಿಕೆ ಗಂಡ [kudike gamda] kū'ḍike gaṇḍa a man who has taken a woman, who was either a widow or a divorcee, as his wife; ಕೂಡಿಕೆ ಸಾಲು [kudike salu] kūḍike sālu the custom of remarriage of a widow or a divorcee; ಕೂಡಿಕೆ ಹೆಂಡತಿ [kudike hemdati] kū'ḍike heṇḍati a remarried widow or divorcee; ಬಾಡಿಗೇ ಮನೆ ಕೂಡಿಕೇ ನೆಂಟರು [badige mane kudike nemtaru] bāḍigē mane kūḍikē neṇṭaru (prov.) wretchedness and misery befalling together.

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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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