the part of the face below the lower lip; projecting part of the lower jaw; the chin.

the hair growing on the chin and the cheeks of a man

ಗಡ್ಡ ಕೆರೆದುಕೊ gaḍḍa kereduko = ಗಡ್ಡ ತುರಿಸಿಕೊ; ಗಡ್ಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹತ್ತಿದಾಗ ಭಾವಿ ತೋಡಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದ gaḍḍakke benki hattidāga bhāvi tōdalikke hōda (prov.) think of means of preventing a disaster after its has happened; (ಬೇರೆಯವರ) ಗಡ್ಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹತ್ತಿದಾಗ ಬೀಡಿ ಹೊತ್ತಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಬಂದ (bēreyavara) gaḍḍakke benki hattidāga bīḍi hottisikoḷḷalu banda (prov.) try to take advantage or think of trivial benefits for oneself from a serious problem or misfortune of another; (ಬೇರೆಯವರ) ಗಡ್ಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹತ್ತಿದಾಗ ಹಪ್ಪಳ ಸುಡಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದ (bēreyavara) gaḍḍakke benki hattidāga happaḷa suḍalikke banda (prov.) = (ಬೇರೆಯವರ) ಗಡ್ಡಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹತ್ತಿದಾಗ ಬೀಡಿ ಹೊತ್ತಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಬಂದ; ಗಡ್ಡ ತುರಿಸಿಕೊ gaḍḍa turisiko (fig.) to try with difficulty to recollect (something); ನಮ್ಮ ಗಡ್ಡವೇ ಗಡ್ಡ, ಬೇರೆಯವರ ಗಡ್ಡ ಇಪ್ಪಣಗಡ್ಡ namma gaḍḍavē bēreyavara gaḍḍa ippaṇa gaḍḍa (prov.) every one thinks his own geese swans.

the thin, arched, usu. wooden support on the belly of violins, lutes, guitars, etc. over which the strings are stretched; a bridge.

to untie; to loosen or remove the shackles from; to release from jail.

(knot, restriction, etc.) to become lose or annuled.

a structure of railings held up by small posts, as on a staircase; a balustrade.

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.

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.

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

= ಕಡ್ಡ1.

to go beyond the bounds or limits set by (a commandment, law, etc.); to violate social or moral standards; to infringe.

to fail to follow the terms of one's promise, agreement, etc; to break one's promise.