an old coin, being sixteenth part of a rupee.

an order; a command; a behest.

a metal plate used in between the stove and the cooking vessel.

(dial.) any man or boy lacking normal function of the testes, as through castration or disease; an impotent man.

melted jaggery added with an edible gum, and used as binding agent in making some sweets.

a disguise made of peacock-feathers or coconut palm leaf, used by an actor playing the role of a demon.

foot-soldiers; a part of an army composed of such soldiers; infantry.

a suffix denoting direction, (as east, west etc.).

(dial.) a flat plank at the centre of a potter-wheel on which earthenwares are shaped.

the manner, way in which a thing or things to be kept or done; tidiness; orderliness.

the quality that pleases the sight; beauty.

the state of being ready for something; readiness; preparedness.

a favourable situation or opportunity.

the perfect arrangement of the warp and the woof in weaving.

a stick used in arranging the yarns on a loom(?).