an unmarried woman.

the part of the humanbody between the ribs and the hips; the waist.

the part of a garment that covers the waist.

a pouch made in front by women by folding or doubling a part of their sari, (the loose, long cloth worn round the waist loosely covering the chest and one shoulder also), to hold something.

cloth, clothing or apparel worn to cover the body; a dress; an apparel.

a lord; a king; an owner; a master.

a natural spring of water.

the pendent root of the banyan tree.

a harmless, moderate-sized, tropical lizard, Iguana tuberculata, of Iguanidae family, that feed on insects or vegetation and have a row of spines from neck to tail, which is known for its grip and is used in scaling forts; the common iguana.

ಉಡದ ಹಿಡಿತ uḍadahiḍita a very firm grip.

a taking of one's chief meal of the day.

the chief meal of the day.

ಊಟ ಉಡುಗೆ ūṭa uḍuge the essentials as food and clothes; ಊಟದ ಅಂಗಡಿ ūṭada aŋgaḍi a commercial establishment that provides food at a cost; a hotel; ಊಟದ ತಾಟು ūṭada tāṭu a metal dining plate; ಊಟ ಉಪಚಾರ ūṭa upcāra (often wrongly used as ಊಟೋಪಚಾರ) food served and hospitality extended (to one's guests); ಊಟಮಾಡು ūṭa māḍu to eat one's meal; ಊಟಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲದ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ ಯಾತಕ್ಕೂ ಬೇಡ ūṭakkillada uppinakāyi yātakkū bēḍa (prov.) a thing not got when it is need, is useless; a book that is shut is but a block; ಅಗ್ರಸಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಊಟ ಚಂದ್ರಸಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿದ್ರೆ agrasāleyalli ūṭa candrasāleyalli nidre (prov.) lead a irresponsible life (caring not for even one's family); ಊಟ ಬಲ್ಲವನಿಗೆ ರೋಗವಿಲ್ಲ ūṭaballavanige rōgavilla (prov.) eat and drink measuredly and defy the medicine; ಊಟ ತನ್ನಿಚ್ಛೆ ನೋಟ ಪರರಿಚ್ಛೆ ūṭa tannicche, nōṭa pararicche (prov.) each one has his own taste of food, which cannot be generalised; ಊಟಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲದವ ಕಾಟ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಾನೆ ūṭakkilladava kāṭa koḍuttāne (prov.) snatch a poor man's bread to turn him antisocial; ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಮೊದಲು ಗಾದೆ, ಊಟಕ್ಕೆ ಮೊದಲು ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ mātige modalu gāde, ūṭakke modalu uppinakāyi (prov.) a proverb is as essential for a meaningful and effective communication, as the pickles are for a good meal; ಊಟ ಕೌರವರಲ್ಲಿ, ಪಕ್ಷ ಪಾಂಡವರಲ್ಲಿ ūṭa Kauravaralli, pakṣa Paṇḍavaralli (prov.) get the benefits from one, but support his rival.

an indiclinable to denote enthusiastic feeling.

to rise to go; to get up.