Kurudu, Kuruḍu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kuruḍu (ಕುರುಡು):—

1) [noun] the condition of being sightless; blindness.

2) [noun] that which is blind.

3) [noun] a blind man.

4) [noun] (fig.) the condition or quality of being ignorant esp. lack of spiritual knowledge.

5) [noun] ಕುರುಡು ಓದು [kurudu odu] kuruḍu ōdu a reading without understanding the meaning; ಕುರುಡು ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಕಾಡಿಗೆಯಿಟ್ಟಂತೆ [kurudu kannige kadigeyittamte] kuruḍu kaṇṇige kāḍige iṭṭante (prov.) to do utterly useless thing; to decorate a corpse; ಕುರುಡುಗಣ್ಣುಮಾಡು [kurudugannumadu] kuruḍugaṇṇu māḍu to refuse to look at a problem; to be negligent about; to close one’s eyes to; ಕುರುಡುಗಣ್ಣಿಗಿಂತ ಮೆಳ್ಳೆಗಣ್ಣು ಮೇಲು [kurudugannigimta mellegannu melu] kuruḍugaṇṇiginta meḷḷegaṇṇu mēlu (prov.) a single slice of bread is preferred to starving; better a barefoot than no foot at all.

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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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