a country coextensive with an island off the south eastern tip of India, a former British colony that became independent and member of the Commonwealth (1948) and republic since 1972: 24,959 sq. mi. (64,643 sq. km); Sri Lanka.

to pull; to draw.

to take away money, valuables, property, etc. by force; to rob.

to move from a higher to a lower place; to come or go down; to land.

to fall down.

to pour down.

to become less in size, capacity, importance etc.

to be hanging loosely so as to swing back and forth.

(a god) to incarnate on the earth.

(the suffering, intensity, etc.) to become less severe.

(decoction, etc.) to pass or ooze through a porous substance; to percolate.

to camp temporarily at a place; to sojourn.

; (a fruit) to ripen too much and become rotten.

to pass through one stage to the next (higher) stage.

to enter into (a quarrel) (or into an arena, election contest, etc.).

ಇಳಿದಾಡು iḷidāḍu to move up and down for sport; ಇಳಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು iḷidukoḷḷu to stay temporarily at some place; to sojourn; to camp; ಇಳಿದುಬರು iḷidubaru (a god) to manifest in human form on earth; ಇಳಿಯನುಂಗು iḷiyanuŋgu to swallow completely; ಇಳಿಯಬಿಡು iḷiyabiḍu to let (something) comedown slowly; 2. to hang something from above; 3. to pour (a liquid) slowly and steadily; 4. to allow (something) to come in; 5. to let go away; ಇಳಿಯಬೀಳು iḷiyabīḷu to be hanging down; to be in a suspended position; 2. to jump from above; ಇಳಿಯವೇಳ್ iḷiyavēḷto drown (in water or any liquid) completely; to go under the surface fully.

a waving of a thing as salt, pepper, a lamp, blood, sheep's or buffalo's head etc. in front of a person, a god, etc. to ward off any evil; ಇಳಿಯತೆಗೆ iḷiya tege to wave a thing as salt, pepper, a lamp, blood, sheep's or buffalo's head etc. in front of a person, a god, etc. to ward off any evil..

(rural colloquial of ಇರುಳು) a night.

any of the trees (of Rutaceae family) as Citrus aurantium, Citrus medica var. acida.

a very minute quantity; a very insignificant number.

an instance of allowing a liquid (oil, ghee etc.) to overflow from the measuring vessel, while measuring.

the sign used to denote the junction of the vowel sound 'ಆ' with a consonant.

ಇಳಿಬಿಡು iḷibiḍu to allow to flow like oil falling down; 2. to hang loosely so as to swing back and forth.

fully; completely.

the earth.

a cow.

a spoken word or words; speech.

the right nostril considered as one of the mystic vein.

(myth.) the wife of the god Budha, one of the nine planets that rule the destiny of all beings.

food.

food offered to god or, on some religious occasions, to a person.

Water.

a symbol for the number one.

the region of gods; the heaven.

ಇಳೆಯಪಿರಿಯ iḷeyapiriya a Brāhmaṇa; ಇಳೆಯಾಳ್ದ iḷeyāḷda aking, as the ruler of the earth.