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