Shendi, Śēṇḍī, Śeṇḍī, Shemdi: 3 definitions

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Shendi means something in Marathi. 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śēṇḍī (शेंडी).—f (śikhaṇḍa S) The tuft or lock of hair left on the top of the head at tonsure. One of the distinguishing marks of the Hindu. 2 A crest, comb, topknot. 3 The tail of a comet. 4 The forelock of a horse. 5 The crown-board over a lāṭa (roller of oilmill, sugarmill &c.) śēṇḍī phuṭaṇēṃ in. con. (To get a shenḍi.) To have the expenses to exceed the estimate; to get a tail tacked on (to a bill &c.) śēṇḍī sāmpaḍaṇēṃ or guntaṇēṃ (hātīṃ g. of o. & g. of s.) To fall into the clutches or power of: also to be caught a little; to get one's tail entangled. śēṇḍīsa phulēṃ bāndhaṇēṃ g. of o. To make a person fine in his own eyes (and thus win him to our purpose). śēṇḍīsa gāṇṭhī dēṇēṃ To turn upon (and teach, reprove, beat &c.) one's teacher, master, husband, father, senior; to be contumacious or presuming. śēṇḍyāṃvara basūna jhāḍa tōḍaṇēṃ To be wild or foolish unto one's own ruin.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śēṇḍī (शेंडी).—f The tuft or lock of hair left on the top of the head at tonsure. A crest. The tail of a comet. śēṇḍī phuṭaṇēṃ Have the expenses to exceed the estimate. -cyā hātīṃ śēṇḍī sāmpaḍaṇēṃ-guntaṇēṃ Fall into the clutch- es of. śēṇḍīsa phulēṃ bāndhaṇēṃ Make a person fine in his own eyes (and thus win him to our purpose.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śēṃdi (ಶೇಂದಿ):—

1) [noun] the palm tree Phoenix sylvestris ( = Elate sylvestris) of Arecaceae family; toddy palm.

2) [noun] the sweet sap of this tree; toddy.

3) [noun] an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting this sap; toddy.

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Sēṃdi (ಸೇಂದಿ):—

1) [noun] the palm tree Phoenix sylvestris ( = Elate sylvestris) of Arecaceae family; toddy palm.

2) [noun] the sweet sap of this tree; toddy.

3) [noun] an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting this sap; toddy.

context information

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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