As a deity name
Name 877 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
कदली · noun · feminine
एक पौधा जी नदियों के किनारे पर होता है । बरसात में इसमें सफेद सफेद फूल लगते हैं · केला (को॰) · हिरन की एक किस्म (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
कदली · noun · feminine
केला · एक पेड़ — Śabdasāgara
कदली · kadalī · s.f.
The plantain or banana, Musa sapientum, or M. paradisiaca — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 821
Cited formation "कदली" is कदल + -ई: कदल means "The plantain or banana tree ( = kadalī)", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "कदली" is कदल + -ई: कदल means "The plantain or banana tree ( = kadalī)", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "कदली" is कदल + -ई: कदल means "The plantain or banana tree ( = kadalī)", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the plantain tree
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kadalī" is the nominative of "kadalin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "kadalī" is the feminine form of "kadala" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Related forms
Dictionary citations
kadalī f. the plantain tree, Bhpr.
a kind of deer (the hide of which is used as a seat), MBh.; Suśr.
a flag, banner, flag carried by an elephant, L.
kadalī f. (see above).
kadalin m. a kind of antelope, L.
kadalin m. A kind of antelope.
kadala mf(ī [ā, L.]). the plantain or banana tree, Musa Sapientum (its soft, perishable stem is a symbol of frailty), Suśr.; R.; Megh.
kadala n. the banana, Suśr.
Alternative readings
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