an obs. copper currency coin.

= ಕಾಜು.

the tree Acacia catechu (= Mimosa catechu) of Mimosae family; catechu.

a dark, astringent, resin-like substance, rich in tanin, extracted from that tree which is used with betel leaves and areca nut, and also in medicine, and for dyeing, tanning, etc.

the plant Arum colocasia.

its esculent root.

a garden plant Curcuma zerumbet (= C. zeodarina, = Amonum zerumbet) of Zingiberaceae family; zedoary.

to bite - a) to seize, pierce or cut with the teeth or with parts like jaws; b) to sting, as an insect.

to give a kiss to (a person or thing); touch or caress with the lips; to kiss.

(fig.) to feel the pang; to experience a sharp pain.

(fig.) to inflict pain; to cause another suffer pain.

to stick to; to get fastened to; to fit properly or tightly.

ಕಚ್ಚುವ ನಾಯಿ ಬೊಗಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ kaccuva nāyi bogaḷuvudilla a man of action never boasts of himself, but acts; ಬಾಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆರಳಿಟ್ಟರೆ ಕಚ್ಚಲು ಬಾರದಿರು bāyalli beraḷiṭṭare kaccalu bāradiru (sarc.) to appear very innocent, naive or gullible; to be a babe in woods.

to wash; to clean by means of water.

the hem of a dhōti, the lose, long cloth used to cover the portion below the navel of a man.

a single long cloth used to cover the privy parts, as by a male ascetic or, poor men in warm climates; a loin cloth.

the hem or end of a dhōti or a sari tucked into the waist-band.

a single long cloth used to cover the privy parts, as by a male ascetic or, poor men in warm climates; a loin cloth.

a waist-band or a thread tied around the waiste.

the external genital organs of a female animal (as of a cow, buffalo, etc.).

a wedge that fastens the handle to the plough.

ಕಚ್ಚೆ ಕಟ್ಟು kacce kaṭṭu to tie a loin cloth; 2. (fig.) to be ready for taking up a responsible work; to be ready for a fight; ಕಚ್ಚೆಗಟ್ಟು kaccegaṭṭu = ಕಚ್ಚೆ ಕಟ್ಟು.

(a nursery term) any (biting) insect.

a small bite or portion of food; a morsel.

a mark of the teeth left when bitten; a dent made by biting.

a wound as made by cutting with a sharp instrument or biting with teeth; a dent made (on the surface) by or as by a blow.

the distress or suffering, mental or physical, caused by great anxiety, anguish, grief, disappointment, etc.; a pain.

a piece removed from a whole by biting or cutting.

avenging of an injury or offence; revenge; vengeance.