Vadda, Vaḍḍa: 2 definitions
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Vadda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVaḍḍa (वड्ड).—adj. (compare next; Deśīnāmamālā 7.29 = mahān, commentary; Hemacandra 4.364; AMg. vaḍḍa-kumārī, old maid, supporting Senart's derivation, ii n. 541, from Sanskrit vṛddha; see Edgerton, JAOS 69.229, largely anticipated, as I learned too late, by Lüders, KZ 52.106—9), large, big, fat; of birds in captivity, fattened for slaughter and sale as food: vaḍḍa-vaḍḍā(ni) Mahāvastu ii.241.15, 17, 20; 242.7; vaḍḍo (so read with mss., if not vaḍḍī-, see next) bhaviṣyati 242.14; of udumbara fruit, vaḍḍa-vaḍḍāni 246.11; in 249.19 (verse) mss. vaḍḍā ca vṛndi, (your) body (see vṛndi) is big.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaḍḍa (ವಡ್ಡ):—
1) [adjective] elder; sernior; older.
2) [adjective] revered; respectable; honourable.
3) [adjective] older; belonging to previous time; ancient.
4) [adjective] big; large; huge.
5) [adjective] uncivilised; rude.
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Vaḍḍa (ವಡ್ಡ):—
1) [noun] an old man.
2) [noun] a respectable, honourable man.
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Vaḍḍa (ವಡ್ಡ):—[noun] = ವಟ್ಟ [vatta].
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Vaḍḍa (ವಡ್ಡ):—
1) [noun] a class of persons engaged in cutting stone, road-work, digging tanks etc.
2) [noun] a member of this class.
3) [noun] one who lacks finish, grace, tact or taste in his work; a crude worker; a rude person.
4) [noun] a man belonging to the modern Orissa state in Eastern India, on the Bay of Bengal.
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: Vadda-acarya, Vadda-vara, Vadda-vyavahari, Vaddabyavahari, Vaddacara, Vaddadari, Vaddaka, Vaddala, Vaddalika, Vaddaliya, Vaddamti, Vaddaradhane, Vaddaragi, Vaddaramegate, Vaddautsa, Vaddavia.
Ends with: Aligevadda, Anavadda, Balivadda, Hanavadda, Kavadda, Uppuvadda.
Full-text: Vadda-acarya, Vadda-vyavahari, Vadda-vara, Vrindi, Bali.
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The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter XXIII - Jātaka of the Bird (Śakuntaka) < [Volume II]
Chapter XXV - Jātaka of the Monkey (Markaṭa) < [Volume II]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 8 - Manda and Buddha (A.D. 1149-1173) < [Chapter IV - The Kondapadumatis (A.D. 1100-1282)]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Appendix 1.4 - Sacred Prostitution < [Appendices]