Baddi, Baḍḍi: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Baḍḍi (ಬಡ್ಡಿ):—

1) [noun] (rightly, ಬೊಡ್ಡಿ [boddi])a promiscuous woman; a whore; a harlot.

2) [noun] a mean, disreputable woman.

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Baḍḍi (ಬಡ್ಡಿ):—

1) [noun] growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength; an increasing; an increase.

2) [noun] a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money; interest.

3) [noun] ಬಡ್ಡಿಸಹಿತ ಉಗುಳಿಸು [baddisahita ugulisu] baḍḍi sahita uguisu (fig.) to for another to make amends or pay more than adequate compensation for the wrong deed done; ಬಡ್ಡಿಸಹಿತ ಹಿಂದಿರುಗಿಸು [baddisahita himdirugisu] baḍḍi shita hindirugisu to pay back the loan amount along with the interest thereon.

4) [noun] (fig.) to retaliate more than adequately.

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Baddi (ಬದ್ದಿ):—[noun] = ಬದ್ದಗಿ [baddagi].

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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