1. ಆಡು

    ♪ āḍu
      verb
    1. to move oneself to and fro.
    2. to dance; to act (as in a play).
    3. to jump up in joy.
    4. to play; to excite mirth in.
    5. to engage or indulge oneself in playing dice, chess, etc.
    6. to say; to tell; to utter; to speak.
    7. to make a promise; to promise.
    8. to deal with; to engage in a business.
    9. to blame; to accuse; to abuse.
    10. (in gen. used as a suffix to denote) to do; to be engaged in etc.(as in ಉಸಿರಾಡು, ಮಾತನಾಡು, ಕೈಯಾಡು, etc.);
    11. ಆಡಗೊಡು āḍagoḍu to allow, permit, to play; ಆಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು āḍikoḷḷu to play oneself; 2. to say to oneself; 23. to speak low of; to jeer; to deride; ಆಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವವರ ಮುಂದೆ ಎಡವಿಬೀಳು āḍikoḷḷuvavara munde eḍavi bīḷu to commit a blunder in presence of mean critics who are eager to jeer at ; ಆಡಿ ಉಂಡ ಮೈ, ಅಟ್ಟು ಉಂಡೀತೆ? āḍi uṇḍa mai, aṭṭu uṇḍīte? one who is used to easy-life, never toils; ಆಡಿ ತಪ್ಪಬೇಡ, ಓಡಿಸಿಕ್ಕಬೇಡ āḍi tappa bēḍa, ōḍi sikka bēḍa be slow to promise and quick to perform; ಆಡಿದ ಕಾಲೂ, ಹಾಡಿದ ಬಾಯೂ ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಇರವು āḍida kālū, hāḍida bāyū summane iravu one is driven by the deep rooted habits; ಆಡಿದ ಮಾತು, ಬಿಟ್ಟ ಬಾಣ, ಎರಡೂ ಹಿಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಬರವು āḍida mātu, biṭṭa bāṇa, eraḍū hindakke baravu words once spoken, an arrow once shot, never come back (hence, think before you speak); ಆಡಿದರೆ ಅರಗಿಣಿ, ಕಾಡಿದರೆ ನಾಗರಹಾವು (ಕಾಳಿಂಗ ಸರ್ಪ) āḍidare a ragiṇi, kāḍidare nāgarahāvu (kāḷiŋga sarpa) (a person) is good to others when in good mood, and a terror when wild; ಆಡಿದ್ದೆ ಮಾತು, ಹೋದದ್ದೆ ದಾರಿ āḍiddē mātu, hōdaddē dāri the tendency of acting arrogantly without listening to the advice of others; ಆಡಿದ್ದೆ ಆಟ, ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೆ ಮಾಟ āḍiddē āṭa, māḍidde māṭa unrestrained words and action; ಆಡಿಬಂದ ಕತ್ತೆ ದುಡಿದುಬಂದ ಕತ್ತೆಯನ್ನು ಓಡಾಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಒದೆಯಿತು āḍi banda katte, duḍidu banda katteyannu ōḍāḍisikoṇḍu odeyitu he who loiters his time, humiliates the hard and sincere worker; ಆಡಿ ತೋರಿಸುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಮಾಡಿ ತೋರಿಸು āḍi tōrisuvudakkinta māḍi tōrisu action speaks louder than words; ಆಡುತ್ತಾ ಆಡುತ್ತಾ ಭಾಷೆ, ಹಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಹಾಡುತ್ತಾ ರಾಗ āḍuttāāḍuttā bhāṣe, hāḍuttā hāḍuttā rāga practice makes perfect; ಆಡುವವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಆಡಬೇಕು, ಬೇಡುವವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬೇಡಬೇಕು āḍuvavara makkaḷu āḍabēku, bēḍuvavra makkaḷu bēḍabēku every man to his trade, quoth the boy to the bishop; ಆಡುವುದು ಮಡಿ, ಉಂಬುವುದು ಮೈಲಿಗೆ āḍuvudu maḍi, umbuvudu mailige they talk like angels but live like men; many talk like philosophers and live like fools; ಕೆಟ್ಟು ಆಡಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ನೇತಾಡಿದ್ದೇ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ keṭṭu āḍiddakke nētāḍiddē sākṣi (prov.) he who commits a crime or sin has to have its fruits; as you sow, so you reap; ಮಾಡಿದವರ ಪಾಪ ಆಡಿದವರ ಬಾಯಲ್ಲಿ māḍidavara pāpa āḍidavara bāyalli he who indulges in talking about the sin of a sinner, shall share his sin for himself.
  2. ಆಡು

    ♪ āḍu
      noun
    1. the act or an instance of playing; a play.
    2. rhythmic movement of the body and feet, to music; dance; dancing.
  3. ಆಡು

    ♪ āḍu
      noun
    1. any of a genus (Capra) of wild or domesticated bovid ruminants with hollow horns; a goat (of either gender); ಆಡಿನ ಕೊರಳಿನ ಮೊಲೆ āḍina koraḷina mole a nipple-like protuberance pending from the neck of some goats; 2. (fig.) any useless thing; ಆಡು ಬೆಳೆದರೆ ಆನೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆಯೇ? āḍu beḷedare āneyāguttdeyē? an ant-hill, however big it is, cannot become the Everest; ಆಡು ಮುಟ್ಟದ ಸೊಪ್ಪು ಇಲ್ಲ āḍumuṭṭada soppu illa (said of a versatile person) he/she has actively involved in all aspects (in a particular field, as in art, literature, public service, etc.).
  4. ಅಡು

    ♪ aḍu
      verb
    1. to prepare (food) by the use of heat, as by boiling, baking or roasting; to cook.
    2. to be cooked; to boil oneself.
    3. to be in an agitated or violent state;
    4. ಅಟ್ಟಿಕ್ಕು aṭṭikku to cook and serve the food; ಅಟ್ಟೇಱಿಸು aṭṭērisu to keep the food cooked and ready; ಅಟ್ಟ ಪಾಯಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆರ ಹೆಟ್ಟು aṭṭa pāyasadalli kera heṭṭu (prov.) to spoil another's hard work; ಅಟ್ಟಮೇಲೆ ಒಲೆ ಉರಿಯಿತು, ಕೆಟ್ಟಮೇಲೆ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಬಂತು aṭṭamēle ole uriyitu, keṭṭamēle buddhi bantu (prov.) got the wisdom only when it was too late; ಅಟ್ಟರೂ, ಶಿವ ಕೊಟ್ಟಲ್ಲದೆ ಇಲ್ಲ aṭṭarū Śiva koṭṭallade illa (prov.) mundane wealth, unless bestowed by the God, cannot carry you anywhere; ಅಟ್ಟಿಕ್ಕುವವನಿಗೆ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯಾಗಬೇಡ, ಮೊಟ್ಟೆಮಾರುವವನಿಗೆ ಆಳಾಗಬೇಡ aṭṭikkuvavanige heṇḍatiyāgabēḍa, moṭṭehoruvavanige āḷāgabēḍa (prov.) do not be a slave to a slave; ಅಟ್ಟಿ ಉಣ್ಣುವುಡಕ್ಕಿಂತ ತಿರುದುಣ್ಣುವುದು ಲೇಸು aṭṭi uṇṇuvudakkinta tiridu uṇṇuvudu lēsu (prov.) it is easy to live by begging, than by hard work; ಅಟ್ಟಿಕ್ಕಿದವರಿಗಿಂತ ಆರಿಸಿಕ್ಕಿದವರು ಮೇಲಾಗು (prov.) (said of a man who is more kind to his wife than to his mother) labours are forgotten fast, while shallow sympathy is extolled a lot; ಅಡುವಾಗ, ಇಕ್ಕುವಾಗ ಊರೆಲ್ಲಾ ನೆಂಟರು aḍuvāga ikkuvāga ūrellā neṇṭaru (prov.) people throng around you when you can help them, but not when you need help; ಅಡುವುದು ಗುಂಡಳಿಗೆ, ಬಡಿಸುವುದು ಬೀಸಳಿಗೆ aḍuvudu guṇḍaḷige, baḍisuvudu bīsaḷige (prov.) God cures and the doctor takes the fee (or credit).
  5. ಅಡು

    ♪ aḍu
      noun
    1. a flat area of low vegetation dominated by grasses; a meadow.
  6. ಆಟು

    ♪ āṭu
      verb
    1. to cause to dangle or oscillate; to swing.
    2. to pass; to go forward.
  7. ಆಟು

    ♪ āṭu
      adverb
    1. (corrupt form of ಅಷ್ಟು) 1. that much.
    2. to that extent.