madava meaning in english

[Tel.] n. A small dam or dike to stop water; a small opening out of a channel into a field. addakatta. mallaku padulakunillupoyedovayokka modati bhagamu. “mallaku madavalukurcimarci.” KP. iv. 105. madavacepa madava-chepa. n. A kind of fish, matsyavisesamu.