Dear List,
A friend who is not a member of the list has asked me about any Sanskrit references to kadi- or kadhi-markara, which must be
kadhimakara. The latter part of the compound is common everywhere, but has anybody seen
ka(ṃ)dhi used in the meaning of “sea” or with any meaning. MW gives kaṃdhi
as referring to sea, but provides no references. BR gives it as Meer (dam Wasser) + dhi haltend).
I checked up a number of texts on Gretil, but came up blank. Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers,
Greg Bailey
"Kadimarkara is one example among many of possible Skt-Indonesian loans in Australia. It's accepted that 16 Indic loans are in north Australia languages from Macassan Indonesian
contacts."