the main upward-growing axis of a plant, having nodes and bearing leaves, usu. extending in a direction opposite to that of the root and above the ground, and serving to support the plant and to transport and store food materials, esp. the main stalk or trunk of a tree, shrub or other plant, from which leaves, flowers, and fruit develop; a stem.

a slender, pointed missile shot from a bow; an arrow.

any of the main divisions of a book or other writing; a chapter.

a group of people, animal gathered at a place; a multitude.

a good or right occasion; an opportunity.

right or superior knowledge.

water.

the apparent blue canopy on our heads; the sky.

praise; flattery.

blame; censure.

a cover; a veil; a screen.

a mingling with others; a meeting.

speed; quickness.

a horse.

a group of mean, wicked persons.

a despicable, contemptible thing.

the tree Terminalia catapa of Combretaceae family; Indian almond; country almond.

the long bone of the arm or leg.

the slender, jointed, usu. flexible stem of any of certain plants, as bamboo or rattan; a cane.

a stick; a staff.

a private place.

an old measure of quantity.

a male cat; a tom-cat.

the bad smell or taste of stale fats or oils; rancidity.

the burnt portion of a wick.

intense dislike or ill will; hatred.

the dried coconut meat of inferior quality, oil extracted from which is used in making soaps.

a violent contention or altercation between individuals; a quarrel.

having (many) thorns.

a thorny plant having many stems branching out low instead of one main stem or trunk; a thorny shrub.

a group of trees or other plants.

the tree Acacia catechu var. typica of Mimosae family.

a kind weapon having horn-like metal projections.

a village servant whose duty is to regulate and manage water supply to the irrigated lands.

(fig.) molestation; vexation; annoyance.

a sloping ledge in a wall etc. where the thickness of the part above is diminished; an offset in the wall of a well or at the foot of a wall of a building.

the portion of a vessel that is above its neck.

a stairway set on the wall of a well to go down and up.

a string (usu. with black glass beads) worn round the neck as an ornament; a necklace.

a thin and weak wooden beam.

that part of a human or animal joining the head to the body; the neck.

the front part of the neck.

the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs; the throat.

a narrow part between the top portion or mouth and the body or base, of a vessel.

sound made through the mouth by human beings in singing, talking etc.; voice.

the whole physical structure of human beings or animals; the body.

the state or quality of being near; nearness in space; proximity.

a stretch of rising land at the edge of a body of water, as on either sides of a river, all the sides of a lake, pond, etc.

an ancient writing implement, a small metal rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on palm leaves; the Indian style.

ಕಂಠಚಾಮೀಕರ ನ್ಯಾಯ kaṇṭha cāmīkara nyāya the maxim of a person searching for the ornament which he is wearing around his neck; a looking for one's ass sitting on his back; ಕಂಠ ಬಿಗಿದುಬರು (one's throat) to get choked from emotions as joy, grief, etc.; to become strained with emotion; ಕಂಠಮಟ್ಟ ಕುಡಿದಿರು kaṇṭhamaṭṭa kuḍidiru to be very drunk; to be as drunk as a lord; ಕಂಠ ಶೋಷಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು kaṇṭha śoṣisikoḷlu to speak, teach or advice in vain; ಕಂಠ ಶೋಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು kaṇṭhaśosikoḷḷu = ಕಂಠ ಶೋಷಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು.

(a corrupt form of karaṭa ) the hard outer case of a coconut-kernel; coconut shell.