to what place; towards which direction

ಎತ್ತಹೋದರೂ ಮೃತ್ಯು ಬಿಡದು etta hōdarū mřtyu biḍadu (prov.) there is no escape from death; death meets us wherever we are; ಎತ್ತ ಬಿದ್ದರೂ ಮೂಗುಮೇಲೆ etta biddarū mūgu mēle (prov.) he does not accept his defeat even when he is humbled; though vanquished, he could argue still.

to raise to a higher position; to lift; to elevate.

to hoist (a flag).

to cause (water) to flow into a farm, field etc.

to take away or snatch (something) from another using force or threat.

to march against a country or king with an intention to wage a war and conquer.

to gather; to collect (money, subscription, help etc).

to serve food (to a person).

to cause to wake up from sleep; to wake up.

to construct; to build up.

to wave lighted lamps (before a deity).

to offer oblations.

to select; to choose.

to set free or save from evil or danger.

to speak or write something what is said or written by him earlier; to repeat a passage from another's or one's earlier book; to cite an example; to quote.

to begin; to commence.

to find how many times (one quantity) contains another; to divide.

to pick up (as, to chose one thing among many, as in lottery).

to take a liquid, esp. liquor, into the mouth and swallow it; to drink.

to cause to drink.

ಎತ್ತಿ ಆಡಿಸು etti āḍisu to handle tenderly, lovingly (a child); ಎತ್ತಿ ಆಡು etti āḍu to express one's comments charging another with commission of impropriety, etc. ; to talk about another's past deed as to injure him; ಎತ್ತಿ ಎಣಿಸು etti eṇisu = ಎತ್ತಿ ಆಡು; ಎತ್ತಿ ಎಸೆ etti ese to throw away or out (using force, often in anger or contempt); ಎತ್ತಿಕಟ್ಟು etti kaṭṭu to build up; to construct above a level; 2. (fig.) to incite or provoke hatred in a person against another; to instigate; ಎತ್ತಿಕಳೆ etti kaḷe to remove (completely from); to ward off; ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗು ettikoṇḍu hōgu to carry away; to take away; to abduct; to steal; ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಡು etti koḍu (in singing) to assist one to commence or recover the forgotten portion (from behind); 2. to provoke the ill-feeling of a person against another; ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ ettikoḷ to take up (a child, person) in to one's arms; 2. to take, quote or adapt a statement, passage etc. from another's statement, writing or book; 3. to take up a matter for consideration or discussion; ಎತ್ತಿಡು ettiḍu to keep aside (an amount, a portion of profit, income, budgeted amount etc.) for a specific purpose; ಎತ್ತಿತರ್ ettitar to collect (tax, subscription, help etc.); ಎತ್ತಿತೋರಿಸು ettitōrisu to make (something) obvious or conspicuous; ಎತ್ತಿತೋರು ettitōru = ಎತ್ತಿತೋರಿಸು; 2) to quote from someone's speech, statement or writing; ಎತ್ತಿದ ಕೈ ettida kai a person who handled (one) tenderly, lovingly; 2. (fig.) an adept person (in something); 3. (fig.) the quality of being adept in a trade etc.; adeptness; ಎತ್ತಿನಡೆ ettinaḍe to march against a king, state (to conquer); to attack; to make an inroad; ಎತ್ತಿಪೋಗು ettipōgu = ಎತ್ತಿನಡೆ; ಎತ್ತಿಬಡಿ ettibaḍi to bang (a vessel or any thing) on the floor; 2. to take or snatch away (something) from another using force or threat; ಎತ್ತಿಬರ್ ettibar to come (with an army) to conquer; to attack; to make an inroad; ಎತ್ತಿ ಬರೆ ettibare to write reproducing or repeating a passage from a statement or from a book; to quote; ಎತ್ತಿಮಾಱು ettimāṛu to sell something to a highest bidder; ಎತ್ತಿಹಾಕು ettihāku to throw away; 2. to get or hold back (another's) money or property by fraud; to cheat; to defraud; 3. to go beyond or exceed showing deliberate disregard (to another); 4. to transfer (an official) to a different place of working; ಎತ್ತಿಹಿಡಿ ettihiḍi to hold up; to raise; to keep in an elevated place or position; 2. to keep from falling; to support; 3. to decide in favour of; to agree with or support (another's opinion, statement etc.); to uphold; ಎತ್ತಿ ಹೇಳು etti hēḷu to mention; to quote (from a book, article, etc.); ಎತ್ತಿಹೋಗು ettihōgu to march against a king, state (to conquer); to attack; to make an inroad; 2. to move from one's living place to another; to migrate; 3. to be ruined; to perish; ಎತ್ತುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ettuttidda hāgeyē in the very beginning; at the commencement itself; ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುವವರಿದ್ದರೆ ಸತ್ತಹಾಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದೇನು ettikoṇḍu hōguvavariddare sattahāge biddēnu (prov.) show sympathy on me, I take full advantage; If you have a horse, I prefer riding to walking.

a castrated domesticated bull (Bos taurus); an ox; a bullock.

an adult bull not castrated, either domesticated or not.

ಎತ್ತಿನ ನಾಲಿಗೆ ettina nālige the plant Elephantopus scaber of Asteraceae family.

the tree Mallotus phillippensis ( = Rottlera tinctoria) of Euphorbiaceae family.

ಮೂಕ ಎತ್ತಿನ ಹಾಗೆ ದುಡಿ mūka ettina hāge duḍi to work very hard continuously without grumbling, (often without proper reward or recognition); to work like a beaver; ಎತ್ತು ಈಯಿತು ಎಂದರೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಟ್ಟು ಎಂದಹಾಗೆ ettu īyitu endare koṭṭigeyalli kaṭṭu enda hāge (proverbial analogy) to act stupidly; to do exactly what one is told, without thinking whether it is right, practical or not; to be bull-headed; ಎತ್ತು ಏರಿಗೆ ಎಳೆದರೆ ಕೋಣ ನೀರಿಗೆ ಎಳೆಯಿತು ettu ērige eḷedare, kōṇa nīrige eḷeyitu (prov.) (proverbial analogy) to work incoherently; all men row galley way; ಎತ್ತಿಗೆ ಜ್ವರ ಬಂದರೆ ಎಮ್ಮೆಗೆ ಬರೆ ಹಾಕು ettige jvara bandare emmege bare hāku (prov.) punish Peter for Felix's fault; ಎತ್ತಿನ ಮುಂದೆ ತೆಂಗಿನಕಾಯಿ ಒಡೆದ ಹಾಗೆ ettina munde teŋginakāyi oḍedahāge (proverbial analogy) what should a cow do with a nutmeg; ಎತ್ತು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದಾದರೆ ಇದ್ದ ಊರಲ್ಲೇ ಗಿರಾಕಿ ettu oḷḷeyadādare idda ūrallē girāki (prov.) merit brings the deserved reward; good ware makes a good market; ಎತ್ತು ಉಚ್ಚೆಹುಯ್ದ ಹಾಗೆ ettu ucce huydahāge (a proverbial simile) (slang) to do or continue to do, something without a break.

elevation or distance above a given level; height.

what one (or ones) of the number of things or events mentioned or implied?.

the chest - a) that part of the mammalian body between the neck and the abdomen in whose cavity the heart and lungs lie; b) the middle of the three chief divisions of the body of an insect or the corresponding part of a crustacean or an arachnid; c) the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen in humans.

the pair of mammary glands extending from the chest in adult human females; the female breasts.

the heart, the organ that maintains blood circulation in the body.

one's feelings or sentiments.

courage; bravery; manly spirit; self-confidence.

ಎದೆ ಡವಡವಗುಟ್ಟು/ಡವಡವ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಿರು ede ḍavaḍavaguṭṭu/ḍavaḍava ennuttiru (fig.) (one's heart) to beat strongly or fast as from emotion, fear, anxiety, etc.; to be nervous or anxious about something; ಎದೆ ಧಸಕ್ಕೆನ್ನು ede dhasakkennu (fig.) (one's courage, self-confidence, bearing capacity) to be lost from fear, unexpected loss, loss of support etc.; ಎದೆ ಬರು ede baru (fig.) (chiefly in negative sense) (courage, resoluteness, etc.) to be got; ಎದೆ ಬಿಚ್ಚಿ ಮಾತನಾಡು ede bicci mātanāḍu (fig.) to tell what all one has in mind or feels like telling; to talk open-heartedly; ಎದೆಯನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಲು ಮಾಡಿಕೊ edeyannu kallu māḍiko (fig.) to become hard-hearted; to become unyielding; to brace (oneself) to face danger, suffering, etc; to nerve oneself; ಎದೆಯನ್ನು ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊ edeyannu gaṭṭi māḍiko = ಎದೆಯನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಲು ಮಾಡಿಕೊ; ಎದೆಯನ್ನು ಚುಚ್ಚು edeyannu cuccu (fig.) to prick one's conscience; to cause one feel guilty; ಎದೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುಳಿತಿರು edeya mēle kuḷitiru (fig.) to cause a compelling influence; to constrain; to force (to do); ಎದೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೈಯಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಹೇಳು edeya me1le kaiyiṭṭukoṇḍu hēḷu (fig.) to tell (something) truthfully and confidently; ಎದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಕುಟ್ಟಿದಂತಾಗು edeyalli avalakki kuṭṭidantāgu (fig.) (the heart) to throb fast and strongly as from fright; ಭಾರವಾದ ಎದೆ bhāravāda ede a heart fraught with grief or disappointment; ಎದೆ ಸೀಳಿದರೂ ಎರಡಕ್ಷರ ಇರದಿರು ede sīḷidarū erḍakṣara iradiru (prov.) to be an absolute illiterate; ಎದೆಕಂದು edekandu to lose courage; to become diffident or frightened; ಎದೆಕೊಡು ede koḍu (fig.) to feed (a baby) milk from the breast; to suckle; to nurse; to breast-feed; 2. to take up the responsibility boldly; ಎದೆಹಣ್ಣಾಗು ede haṇnāgu to lose courage completely.

(fig.) (one's heart) to beat strongly or fast as from emotion, fear, anxiety, etc.

the act or process of going up, ascending, climbing.

a manually operated instrument working on the principle of the lever, used for lifting water from below, usu. from a well; a water-lift.

a manually operated instrument having a long beam turning on a pivot, a pounding club at one end used to hull paddy; a non-mechanised paddy-pound.

a mixture of different colours; that which is of several or many colours.

to breathe quickly, spasmodically or in a laboured manner; to pant.