the portion of the human body from the neck to the arm joint; the shoulder.

(pros.) a metre having four lines of which first and third have three groups of four units each and the second and fourth have five groups of four units each.

a body of organised soldiers trained to protect esp. the land of a nation or to attack another country; an army.

a group of people; a multitude.

a bulbous rout, as of lotus plant, etc.

the strong-smelling bulb of the herb (Allium sativum) of the lily family, made up of small sections called cloves, used as seasoning in meats, salads, etc. garlic.

the edible, starchy, tuberous root of Amorphophallus campanulatus; elephant yam.

a visible mass of tiny, condensed water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere; cloud.

a volatile, crystalline ketone, with a strong characteristic odour, derived from the wood of the camphor tree or synthetically from pinene; camphor.

an abnormally swollen part of the body; a swelling.

a kind of disease of the male sexual glands.

a young child.

a young of cow or of any other animal.

a term of affection used in addressing a younger person.

a black oil used to anoint some stone idols.

a female Jaina ascetic.

Manmatha, the Love-God.

the organ maintaining the circulation of blood in the body; the heart.

fellow-feeling or sorrow for sufferings of another; compassion; favour; mercy; love.

a storehouse for threshed grain; a granary.

a bundle of hay, harvested crop, etc.

a false statement or statements made with an intention to deceive another or others;ಕಂತೆಕಟ್ಟು k antekaṭṭu to make into a bundle; wrap or tie together.

(fig.) to move from or leave one's place.

a set date, as for payment, termination of tenancy, etc.; a term.

a premium; an instalment - a) the amount payable or paid, in one sum or periodically, for an insurance policy; b) any of the parts of a debt or other sum of money to be paid at regular times over a specified period.

a coat or a blanket of a mendicant or beggar, made of rags.

a long side-bag of a mendicant or beggar.

a useless and boring narration.

ಕಂಥೆಗೆ ಚಳಿ ಬರುವ ಮಾತು kanthege caḷi baruva mātu a saying which narrates some unnatural happening or impractical event.

a waste piece of cloth, esp. one that is old or torn; a mendicaṇṭs coat made of rags.

a long side-bag, hung on a shoulder by a beggar or mendicant.

the human body.

a mud-wall (of a house).

(fig.) useless chat, discussion, etc.

(fig.) (pl.) trivial or mundane things; ಕಂತೆಕಟ್ಟು k antekaṭṭu (fig.) to die; to kick the bucket; ಕಂತೆಬೊಂತೆ k antebonte (dupl.) of ಕಂತೆ2; ಕಂತೆವೊಗೆ k antevoge (fig.) to die; to kick the bucket; ಕಂತೆಬಿಚ್ಚು k antebiccu (fig.) to begin narrating unnecessary details in a boring manner; ಕಂತೆಮಾತು k ante mātu idle or useless talk; ಕಂತೆಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಬೊಂತೆ k antege takka bonte only people of like character mingle together.

(the sun, moon, etc.) to appear to move towards and below the earth's horizon (as the earth rotates); to make an apparent descent; to set.

(dial.) (a thorn, needle, etc.) to pierce into (the flesh).