कडक

Marathi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kə.ɖək/

Adjective

कडक • (kaḍak) (indeclinable)

  1. hard, tough, stiff
    Antonym: मऊ (maū)
    चपाती अतिशय कडक आहे।capātī atiśay kaḍak āhe.The chapati is very hard.
  2. strong (used to describe the flavour of tea, intensity of sunlight etc.)
  3. smartly, promptly, freely
  4. (slang) sexy, hot

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कडक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कडक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press