(chiefly in composition) to pull towards; to attract; to bring forcibly toward.

(chiefly in composition) being in the first stage or an early stage of life; young; tender.

the earth.

(rightly, ಎಳೆ ಅರಸ, ಎಳೆಯರಸ) the ruler of a country; a king.

fibre - a) a slender, threadlike structure that combines with others to form animal or vegetable tissue; b) the tissue so formed.

a thin line of twisted fibre; a twisted thread.

(fig.) something that leads out of a puzzle or to arrive at a definite solution or conclusion.

ಎಳೆಗಾಗಿ ಬಾಲ ಕಳೆದುಕೊ eḷegāgi bāla kaḷeduko (prov.) to lose one's fortune for a petty gain; to lose a ship for a half-penny worth of tar; ಎಳೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದರೆ ಹಚ್ಚಡ ನುಂಗಿದ eḷe sikkidare haccaḍa nuŋgida (prov.) a small amount of favour to a man not deserving it, might cost your fortune.

a long and strong timber used as a horizontal support for a roof of a building; a wooden beam.

the edible oil extracted from the seeds of sesame (Sesamum indicum).

the annual herb Sesamum indicum ( = S. Orientale) of Pedaliaceae family; sesame plant.

its oil-yielding seeds; sesame.

to pull forward; to bring forcibly after one.

to pull towards; to attract.

to draw a line; to construct in linear form.

to draw (a sword etc. out of its sheath).

to unduly lengthen (as a story, song, etc.); to slow down the pace.

ಎಳೆದುಕೊಂಡುಹೋಗು eḷedukoṇḍu hōgu (fig.) to go on dragging (something) for a long time; to prolong boringly or irritatingly; ಎಳೆದು ಮಾತನಾಡು eḷedu mātanāḍu to speak in a slow, lengthened tone; to utter in a slow and sleepy manner; to drawl; ಎಳೆಯಲಾರದ ಎತ್ತು ಮಿಣಿಯಮೇಲೆ ಬಿತ್ತು eḷeyalārada ettu miṇiya mēle bittu (prov.) he who is incapable of doing, always resorts to excuses; a bad workman quarrels with his tools.

the plant Bambusa vulgaris of Poaceae family; bamboo cane.