the organ of vision; the eye.

a look; glance; gaze.

a thing like an eye in appearance or function as - a) a bud of a tuber, as a potato; b) the spot on a peacock's tail feather; c) the threading hole in a needle; d) a hole in a tool, as for a handle; e) a mark or spot on the surface of a die; f) the hole or space left open in a net; g) a hole; a cavity; an eyelet.

the small opening between nail and the finger or toe.

(fig.) the important, attractive and vital part of anything.

the excellent, superior thing in the class or group.

(fig.) compassionate feeling or treatment; kindness; mercy.

the supposed power of a look causing harm to the person or object looked at.

the central portion of any percussion instrument, where it is played with fingers; the black dough pasted on there; ಕಣ್ಣ ಬಿನದ kaṇṇa binada the pleasure brought by pleasant sight.

(a title) he whose presence brings joy; ಕಣ್ಣ ಮೆಯ್ಯ kaṇna meyya an epithet of Indra, the Lord or gods; ಕಣ್ಣಲಾಗೆನೆ kaṇṇalāgene very quickly; within a wink; ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಎಣ್ಣೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಕೆಲಸಮಾಡು/ಹುಡುಕು kaṇṇalli eṇṇehākikoṇḍu kelasa māḍu/huḍuku (fig.) to work throughout (without a break)/ examine or search for (something) very carefully; to watch without winking; ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ಒತ್ತು kaṇṇalli ottu to be a visually offensive or ugly thing; (an object belonging to another) to cause envious feeling; ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ಕಣ್ಣಿಟ್ಟು ನೋಡು kaṇṇalli kaṇṇiṭṭu nōḍu to look at another's eyes (to know latter's mind). 2. to watch, probe, very carefully for something; ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ರಕ್ತ ಬರು kaṇṇalli rakta baru to work very hard; ಕಣ್ಣಾಗು kaṇṇāgu to look desirously at; 2. to become the object of attraction; 3. to be another's guide; to lead another ; 4. to be affected by conjunctivitis (inflammation of the conjunctive of the eye); ಕಣ್ಣಾಡಿಸು kaṇṇaḍisu to have a look at;

to glance through (usu. cursorily); to run through (a book, passage,etc.); 3) to signal by winking; ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಇಂಗು ಹಚ್ಚು k aṇṇige ingu haccu (fig.) to cheat; to deceive; ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಕಣ್ಣು ಹತ್ತು k aṇṇige k aṇṇu hattu to sleep; ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಬರು k aṇṇu k attale baru (the mind) to become blank; to feel dizzy; to have a sensation of spinning or whirling; to faint; to lose consciousness temporarily; ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಬೀಳು k aṇṇige bīḷu to be seen, observed; ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಮಣ್ಣೆರಚು k aṇṇige maṇṇeracu (fig.) to cheat; to deceive; ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಮಣ್ಣೆಸೆ/ಮಣ್ಣೆರಚು k aṇṇige maṇṇese/ maṇṇeracu (fig.) to mislead or deceive someone; to throw dust in someone's eyes;ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಹಬ್ಬವಾಗಿರು k aṇṇige habbavāgiru to be very pleasant to look at; to feast one's eyes; ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ರಕ್ತ ಬರು k aṇṇinalli rakta baru to undergo very muh hardship; to work very hard; ಕಣ್ಣು ಕಣ್ಣುಬಿಡು k aṇṇu k aṇṇu biḍu (fig.) to blink in a baffling stuation; to be baffled; ಕಣ್ಣು ಕತ್ತಲಿಡು k aṇṇu k attaliḍu = ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಬರು; ಕಣ್ಣು ಕತ್ತಲೆ k aṇṇu k attale a fainting or loss of consciousness, caused by a temporary deficiency of blood supply to the brain; syncope; ಕಣ್ಣುಕೂಡು k aṇṇukūḍu to sleep.

(eyes of beloved ones) to meet; (lovers) to have mutually amorous look; ಕಣ್ಣುಕೂರು k aṇṇukūru = ಕಣ್ಣುಕೂಡು; ಕಣ್ಣು ಕೀಳದಿರು k aṇṇu k īḷadiru to not stop looking at (something attractive, interesting etc.); ಕಣ್ಣು ಕೆಂಪಾಗು k aṇṇu k empāgu (fig.) to be furious; to be enrage.

(fig.) (envious feeling) to be aroused; ಕಣ್ಣು ತಪ್ಪಿಸು k aṇṇu tappisu to slip away stealthily; to escape; ಕಣ್ಣು ತಪ್ಪು k aṇṇu tappu an unintentional, careless mistake or omission; oversight; ಕಣ್ಣು ತಾಕು k aṇṇu tāku to affect (someone or something) by one's (supposed) evil look, envious intention; ಕಣ್ಣು ತಾಗು k aṇṇu tāgu = ಕಣ್ಣು ತಾಕು; ಕಣ್ಣುತುಂಬ k aṇṇu tumba (seeing) to one's complete satisfaction; ಕಣ್ಣು ತೆರೆದು ನೋಡು k aṇṇu teredu nōḍu (fig.) to realise; to open eye to the fact; ಕಣ್ಣು ತೆರೆಸು k aṇṇu teresu to cause one to realise; to enlighten a person; to open one's eyes; ಕಣ್ಣು ನೆತ್ತಿಗೆ ಬರು k aṇṇu nettige baru to become very insolent, arrogant; ಕಣ್ಣು ಬರು k aṇṇu baru (conjunctivitis) to affect one's eyes.

(fig.) to get wisdom; ಕಣ್ಣು ಬಿಡು k aṇṇu biḍu to open one's eyes; to see.

(fig.) to realise; to know the fact; ಕಣ್ಣು ಬೀಳು k aṇṇu bīḷu (one's desirous look) to fall on.

(one's evil look, malicious intention) to affect adversely on;ಕಣ್ಣು ಮಿಟುಕಿಸು k aṇṇu miṭukisu to wink.

(fig.) to signal by winking; ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಚ್ಚಿ k aṇṇu mucci (used as an adverbial clause) without awareness; stupidly; ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಚ್ಚಿಕುಳಿತಿರು k aṇṇu mucci k uḷitiru to ignore or pretend ignorance to or cooperate passively in, another's wrongdoing; to close one's eyes to soething; ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಚ್ಚಿ ತೆಗೆಯುವುದರೊಳಗೆ k aṇṇu mucci tegeyuvudaroḷage (used as an adverbial clause - fig.) very qickly or suddenly; before one could blink; ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಟ್ಟಿಸು k aṇṇu muṭṭisu (dial.) to cast an evil eye on; ಕಣ್ಣು ಹತ್ತು k aṇṇu hattu (conjunctivitis) to affect one's eyes.

(one's evil look) to cause evil (to another); ಕಣ್ಣುಹಾಕು k aṇṇu hāku to cast amorous glance.

to look enviously at.

to graft a bud of a tuber into another's; to inoculate; ಕಣ್ಣುಹಾಯಿಸು k aṇṇu hāyisu to look casually at; to have a cursory look; to glance; ಕಣ್ಣುಹೊಡೆ k aṇṇu hoḍe = ಕಣ್ಣು ಮಿಟುಕಿಸು; ಕಣ್ಣು ಹೋಗು k aṇṇu hōgu (one's power of vision) to be lost; ಕಣ್ಣೊರಸುವ ಮಾತು/ತಂತ್ರ k aṇṇorasuva mātu/tantra (fig.) something said or done merely for appearance or effect; humbug; an eyewash; ಮೈಯೆಲ್ಲಾ ಕಣ್ಣಾಗಿರು maiyellā k aṇṇāgiru (fig.) to be very vigilant; to be extremely attentive; to be all eyes; ಒಂದು ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ, ಒಂದು ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಸುಣ್ಣ ಹಚ್ಚು ondukaṇṇige beṇṇe, ondu k aṇṇige suṇṇa haccu to treat one fairly and another unfairly; to be biased; ತನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣನ್ನು ತಾನೇ ನಂಬದಿರು tanna kaṇṇannu tānē nambadiru (fig.) to find it dificult to believe whether something seen is real or not; to be not able to believe one's eyes; ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಕಣ್ಣು keṭṭa kaṇṇu (fig.) an eye or glance held capable of inflicting harm; ಕಣ್ಣು ಇರುವವರೆಗೆ ನೋಟ, ಕಾಲು ಇರುವವರೆಗೆ ಓಟ kaṇṇu iruvavarege nōṭa, kālu iruvavarege ōṭa one can be effective as long as one has required means and resource; once wings are lost, no bird can fly; ಕಣ್ಣುಕಾಣದ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಗೆ ಮಣ್ಣೇನು, ಮಸಿಯೇನು? kaṇṇu kāṇada hoṭṭege maṇṇēnu, masiyēnu? hunger blinds one's discretion.

a platform or a stage, meant for panja by Muslims during the Muharram festival.

an indiclinable denoting ' you know!' (while addressing men).

a floor made for thrashing grains.

a battle-field.

a play ground.

a ground made ready for planting seeds or seedlings.

a piece of cloth for making blouse; a blouse-piece.

a broken piece of a grain.

a particle - a) an extremely small piece; tiny fragment; b) the slightest trace (as of truth, doubt); a speck.

a glowing bit of matter, esp. one thrown off by a fire.

the organ of vision; the eye.

a look; glance; gaze.

a thing like an eye in appearance or function as - a) a bud of a tuber, as a potato; b) the spot on a peacock's tail feather; c) the threading hole in a needle; d) a hole in a tool for fixing a handle; e) a mark spot on the surface of a die; f) the hole or space left open in a net; g) a hole; a cavity; an eyelet.

(fig.) the important, attractive and vital part of anything.

the excellent, superior thing in the class or group.

(fig.) compassionate feeling or treatment; kindness; mercy.

the central portion of any percussion instrument, where it is played with fingers; the black dough pasted on there;

ಕಣ್ಗೆವರ್ kaṇgevar to be seen; 2. to be attractive; to be eye-catching; ಕಣ್ಣನೀರ್ kaṇṇa nīr = ಕಣ್ಣೀರು - 1; ಕಣ್ಣಪಾಪೆ kaṇṇa pāpe the pupil of the eye.

the act of seeing; vision.

something supposedly seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed, as to a prophet.

the act or habit of telling the same thing repeatedly (in a boring manner).

ಕಣಿ ಮಾಡು kaṇi māḍu to putforth untenable reasons just to postpone doing something; ಕಣಿ ಹೇಳು kaṇi hēḷu to predict something supposedly seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed, as to a prophet; to foretell.

the hard, solid, non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is composed; a piece of this; a stone.

a critical angle - a) the least angle of incidence at which a ray is totally reflected; b) that angle of attack at which the flow of air around an airfoil suddenly changes, with an abrupt reduction in lift and an increase of drag.