the grain-bearing spike of a cereal plant, esp. of corn; an ear.

to emit or reflect light; to be radiant or bright with light; to gleam; to glow; to shine.

any of the thin lines or beams, of light that appear to come from a bright source; a ray of light.

a spindle - a) a pin in a spinning wheel used for twisting and winding the thread; b) a small bar with tapered ends used for the same purpose in hand-spinning; c) a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine.

a spoke of a wheel.

= ಕತ್ತರಿ2.

a substance with a strong, penetrating odor, obtained from a small sac (musk bag) under the skin of the abdomen in the male musk deer, which is used as the basis of numerous perfumes; musk.

the flowering creeper a) Jasminum hirsutum, b) Jasminum multiflorum (=J. pubescens), both of Oleaceae family.

= ಕತ್ತರಿ2.

to move, shake, agitate, etc., esp. slightly; to move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid etc.), esp. to mix the ingredients or constituents; to stir.

to disturb the quiet of; to evoke strong feelings in.

to be stirred to action or strong feeling; to be aroused; to be excited.

to gather; to collect together; to glean.

= ಕತ್ತರಿಪಟ್ಟು.

an instrument for cutting fabric, paper, hair, etc., having two pivoted blades with finger and thumb holes in the handles, operating by closing on the material to be cut; a pair of scissors.

a kind of arrow having 'V' shaped end.

the triangular structure in a bullock-driven oil mill or in a bullock-cart, where the driver sits.

a place at which two roads intersects each other.

(fig.) a very difficult or inescapable situation; a dilemma.

(fig.) a cut, reduction or defecit.

the quality of a cheat.

ಕತ್ತರಿ ಆಡಿಸು kattari āḍisu (fig.) to cut off, censor a part or parts (as from a film, story, etc.); 2. (fig.) to cheat (a person, firm organisation etc.) of money; to take illegal commission in a deal; ಕತ್ತರಿ ಹಾಕು kattari hāku = ಕತ್ತರಿ ಆಡಿಸು.

the tree Acacia catechu of Mimoseae family; catechu treee.

a hard, brown substance obtained from this tree, used as an astringent in medicine and for dyeing; catechu.