Takkadi, Takkaḍi: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Takkaḍi (ತಕ್ಕಡಿ):—

1) [noun] an instrument for weighing, esp. one that opposes equal weights, as in two matched shallow pans hanging from either end of a lever supported exactly in the middle; a balance.

2) [noun] (fig.) the judicial power or ability to decide a legal case or an emblem of justice or the power to decide.

3) [noun] ತಕ್ಕಡಿ ಹಿಡಿ [takkadi hidi] takkaḍi hiḍi to weigh using a balance; 2. to take up the profession of a merchant; 3. to judge or determine carefully the worth or quality of; to evaluate.

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Takkaḍi (ತಕ್ಕಡಿ):—[noun] an instance of cheating or being cheated.

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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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