any of various families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians with long, powerful hind legs, short forelegs, a smooth skin, and webbed feet, and that, when grown, are able to live both in water and on land; a frog.

ಅಂಜಿದವನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಪ್ಪೆ ಎಸೆದಂತೆ anjidavana mēle kappe esedante (a simile) to freighten a person who is already scared; ಕಪ್ಪೆ ಕೂಗಿ ಮಳೆಬರಿಸಿತು kappe kūgi maḷe barisitu a coincidental hapening; the dirt bird sings, we shall have the rains; ಕಪ್ಪೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಕ್ಕಡಿಗೆ ಹಾಕಿದಂತೆ kappegaḷannu takkaḍige hākidante (proverbial simile) it is like trying to bring together different people of divergent views, tastes, etc. for a concerted effort.

a mechanical device furnished with a bolt and, usu., a spring, for fastening a door, strongbox, etc. by means of a key or combination; a lock.

(dial.) a kind of bag made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, rope, etc.

a small compartment in a cupboard.

a regular payment of money, etc., made by one ruler or nation to another as acknowledgment of subjugation, for protection from invasion, etc.; tribute.

(dial.) a kind of bag made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, rope, etc.

a small compartment in a cupboard.

a small fixed wheel, turning in a block, with a grooved rim in which a rope or chain runs, as to raise or lower a weight attached at one end by pulling on or releasing, the other end; a pulley.

a hole, pit in the ground made to catch wild animals.

a deep, broad ditch dug around a farm, garden etc. for avoiding cattle coming in.

a water way for excess rain water to flow out of a areca field.

to cover, close (as a lid); to veil; to overspread (as cloud).

a hole, pit in the ground made to catch wild animals.

a deep, broad ditch dug around a farm, garden etc. for avoiding cattle coming in.

a water way for excess rain water to flow out of a areca field.

to break and turn up or remove (ground, etc.) with a spade or other tool or with hands, claws, snout, etc.; to dig.