absence of existence; an illusory being.

that which is not true; untruth; falsehood.

that which is bad; evil.

an old state-tax.

not proper and fitting; unbecoming; improper; unfit.

that which is not proper.

a man with impolite, improper behaviour.

an interjection expressing approval, consent, etc.; 'okay'; 'O.K.'; 'all right'.

(dial.) the distance from side to side; width.

thrown (away, up); cast away.

sent; despatched.

prevented; warded off.

gone; passed; past; set (as the sun, moon or a star in the west).

the western mountain behind which the sun is believed to set in the evening.

the conclusion; the end; death.

the instance of suṇs setting in the west.

(astrol.) the seventh house in the zodiac table.

= ಆಸ್ತೆ1.

an unchaste woman; a prostitute.

(mus.) a musical mode having only five notes both in ascending and descending orders, in Karnāṭaka system, a derived from the main mode Dharmavati.