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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pagaḍe (ಪಗಡೆ):—

1) [noun] the large, evergreen tree Mimuspos elengi of Sapotaceae family, with strong and hard wood the core of which is black.

2) [noun] its flower.

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Pagaḍe (ಪಗಡೆ):—

1) [noun] a game of chance played with dice and pawns, on a chequered cloth.

2) [noun] a small cube, usu. one of the pair, marked on each side with different number of spots (from one to six) used in this game; a dice.

3) [noun] the symbol for the score one, on a dice.

4) [noun] a pawn used in this game.

5) [noun] a kind of sari (sīre, a garment worn by Indian women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder).

6) [noun] ಪಗಡೆ ಆಟ [pagade ata] pagaḍe āṭa = ಪಗಡೆ [pagade]2 - 1; ಪಗಡೆಯಾಡು [pagadeyadu] pagaḍeyāḍu to play this game of chance; 2. (fig.) to make a move cunningly or craftily.

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Pāgaḍe (ಪಾಗಡೆ):—[noun] = ಪಾಗಡ [pagada].

context information

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: Pagadecari, Pagadedala, Pagadehasu, Pagadekayi, Pagadekote, Pagademane, Pagadenetta, Pagadepatta, Pagadevasu.

Ends with: Udatapagade.

Full-text: Pagadedala, Pagadekayi, Pagadenetta, Pagadepatta, Pagadecari, Pakatai, Pum.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Pagade, Pagaḍe, Pāgaḍe; (plurals include: Pagades, Pagaḍes, Pāgaḍes). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Ancient Science of Life

Techno – economic data on tree species of ayurvedic drugs from karnataka < [Volume 6 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1987]

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