the female of the bovine animals; a cow.

ಆವು ಅಟ್ಟದ ಮೇಲೆ, ಕರು ಬೆಟ್ಟದ ಮೇಲೆ āvu aṭṭada mēle, karu beṭṭada mēle incoherence among the partners mars the smooth voyage.

(pl.of ಆನ್ or ಆನು, I) we.

to beat something (in a mortar) repeatedly with a pestle to pulverise; to pound.

to strike with repeated, heavy blows.

the animals or things (sometimes contemptuously, persons) previously mentioned or being referred to from a distance; they.

(dial.) a thin, flat cake fried on in a pan; a pan-cake.

(pl. of ಅದು) the animals or things previously mentioned or understood by both or all the persons involved in a conversation; they; (sometimes, disrespectfully referred to persons also).

(a remote demonstrative masculine pronoun) the man or boy previously mentioned; that man; he.

what; which; which person; who.

(as a relative pronoun) that which.

a female parent; a mother.

a respectful mode of addressing an elderly woman.

ಅವ್ವನ ಕೂಡೆ ಉಂಡರೇನು, ಅಪ್ಪನ ಕೂಡೆ ಉಂಡರೇನು? avvana kūḍe uṇḍarēnu, appana kūḍe uṇḍarēnu (prov.) no matter what the modality is, if the aim is achieved.

an interjection expressing wonder.