hard - a) not easily dented, pierced, cut or crushed; resistant to pressure; firm and unyielding to the touch; rigid; solid and compact; b) demanding great physical or mental effort or labor; fatiguing; difficult; esp. difficult to do, difficult to understand, explain or answer, difficult to deal with; not easily managed or controlled; c) not easily moved; unfeeling; callous; unfriendly; hostile; d) harsh; severe; stern.

(rightly ಕಠೋರ) harsh ,unpleasantly sharp or rough - a) grating to the ear; discordant; b) too bright or vivid to the eye; glaring; c) too strong to the taste; bitter; d) not smooth to the touch; coarse; e) rough, crude or forbidding in appearance; f) excessively severe; cruel or unfeeling; pitiless; without ruth; ruthless; g) conforming strictly to a rule, method, standard, etc.; rigidly accurate or demanding.

a deep, rounded container or dish, open at the top; a bowl.

a large, round, metal (copper, brass, iron etc.) boiler.

= ಕಟಾರಿ.

= ಕಠಾರಿ.

wealth, esp. in the form of money, precious metals, jewels, etc. stored underground; a treasure.

a weapon with a short, pointed blade, used for stabbing; a dagger.

= ಕಡಾಯ2.

orange or yellow-brown colour; tawny colour.