a long, usu. slender piece of wood; a stick - a) a twig or small branch broken off or cut off, esp. a dead and dry one; b) a long, slender, and usu. tapering piece of wood shaped for a specific purpose.

any writing instrument, as pen, pencil, slate pencil, etc.

a ball or a cone of thread put into the weavers shuttle.

a splint, waxed cord, etc. tipped with ignitable chemicals that catches fire when rubbed on a specially prepared surface; a match stick.

(fig.) a very thin person.

(fig.) any worthless thing.

fearlessness; courage; dauntlessness.

a relatively large, compressed, bound, wrapped bundle of goods.

a long, usu. slender piece of wood; a stick - a) a twig or small branch broken off or cut off, esp. a dead and dry one; b) a long, slender, and usu. tapering piece of wood shaped for a specific purpose, 2) any writing instrument, as pen, pencil, slate pencil, etc.

a ball or a cone of thread put into the weavers shuttle.

a splint, waxed cord, etc. tipped with ignitable chemicals that catches fire when rubbed on a specially prepared surface; a match stick.

(fig.) a very thin person.

(fig.) any worthless thing.

ಕಡ್ಡಿ ಕಂಡೇರಾಯ kaḍḍi kaṇḍērāya a very thin man; ಕಡ್ಡಿಗೆಣಿಸು kaḍḍigeṇisu = ಕಡ್ಡಿಗೆ ಬಗೆ; ಕಡ್ಡಿಗೆ ಬಗೆ kaddige bage to (unduly) regard (something) as worthless; ಕಡ್ಡಿ ಚಿಂತಾಮಣಿ ಶಕುನ kaḍḍi cintāmaṇi śakuna a method of foretelling future events by opening a page in a book of predictions, by inserting a splinter and reading whatever written therein; ಕಡ್ಡಿಮುರಿ kaḍḍi muri (dial.) (fig.) “to formally separate oneself from one's spouse; to severe one's marital relation with; to divorce;” ಕಡ್ಡಿತುಂಡಾಗಿ ನುಡಿ kaḍḍitundāgi nuḍi = ಕಡ್ಡಿಮುರಿದ ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡು; ಕಡ್ಡಿಮುರಿದ ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡು kaḍḍi murida hāge mātāḍu to speak frankly, honestly and free from prejudice; ಕಡ್ಡಿ ಪೈಲ್ವಾನ kaḍḍi pailvāna (fig.) a very thin, emaciated man; ಕಡ್ಡಿ ಮುರಿದು ಕೈಗೆ ಕೊಡು kaḍḍi muridu kaige kodu = ಕಡ್ಡಿಮುರಿದ ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡು; ಕಡ್ಡಿ ಮುರಿದು ಹೇಳು kaḍḍi muridu hēḷu = ಕಡ್ಡಿಮುರಿದ ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡು; ಕಡ್ಡಿಯನ್ನು ಎರಡು ತುಂಡು ಮಾಡಿದ ಹಾಗೆ kaḍḍiyannu eraḍu tuṇḍu māḍida hāge (simile) strict, severe and straight-forward in talking; ಕಡ್ಡಿಯನ್ನು ಗುಡ್ಡ ಮಾಡು kaḍḍiyannu guḍḍa māḍu to magnify (something) unreasonably; to exaggerate the severity of a problem disproportionately; ಈ ಕಡ್ಡಿ ತೆಗೆದು ಆ ಕಡೆಯಿಡದಿರು ī kaḍḍiyannu tegedu ā kaḍeyiḍadiru (fig.) to be very lazy; ಹತ್ತು ಜನರ ಹುಲ್ಲು ಕಡ್ಡಿ ಒಬ್ಬನ ತಲೆಹೊರೆ hattu janara hullu kaḍḍi obbana tale hore several small things may become a big buden.

a quantity of two hundred and forty sheets of paper; ten quires.

an inhabitant of or a person habitually wanders in a forest; a forester.

a man who lives by hunting; a hunter.

an uncultured or ungentle person.

fearlessness; courage; intrepidity; dauntlessness.

bitter hate or ill-will; deep spite or malice; rancour.

extreme displeasure caused by mistreatment, resistence, disobedience, helplessness, etc.; anger.

a hostile man who nurses hatred or seeks to harm; an antagonistic man; an enemy.

an unintelligent, slow-witted, foolish man; a stupid fellow; ಕಡ್ಡಮಾಡು kaḍḍa māḍu to make a fool of; to dupe.

not auspicious; unfavorable; unlucky; ill-omened; inauspicious.

fearlessness; courage; dauntlessness.

bitter hate or ill-will; deep spite or malice; rancour.

extreme displeasure caused by mistreatment, resistence, disobedience, helplessness, etc.; anger.