absolute darkness; complete absence of light; pitch-darkness.

any flaw, defect or shortcoming; a blemish.

a series of clouds.

a green or greenish-blue poisonous compound, a basic acetate of copper, formed while food is being cooked in copper vessels.

the most formidable, wrathful form of Mother-Goddess Pārvati, representing the destructive aspect of mother-nature.

the black collyrium.

a folded layer of a cloth; a fold.

a folded leaf of the betel pepper with betel nut, lime, spices, etc. in it, used to chew.

ಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾಡು gaḷige māḍu to fold and press a washed clothe with a hot iron.

a small swelling or projection on a plant, from which a flower develops; a flower-bud.

small flame at the end of a burning wick of a lamp.

a fruit in its very early stage.

a young leaf or bunch of young leaves.

a particular kind of prose.

a small quantity of liquid that is somewhat spherical, as when falling; a drop.

a unit for measuring time; a duration of twenty-four minutes.

an earthen pot used as a percussion instrument.

a traditional school where holy scriptures are taught.

ಗಳಿಗೆ ಕೂಡಿಬರು gaḷige kūḍibaru (a right, auspicious or long awaited moment) to come, happen (by chance or to be got without one's deliberate effort).

= ಗಳಗೆ.

any of the small staffs or rods fixed on side beams on either sides of a bullock cart, to which a frame of bamboos is fixed.

the state of being exhausted; the condition of being used up; complete consumption.

the act of earning wages, salary, profit etc.

that which is earned as wages, salary, profit, etc.

a run scored or a wicket got in cricket; a goal scored, as in football game, hockey etc.

ಗಳಿಕೆ ಬಳಕೆ gaḷike baḷake (pl.) income and expenditure (of a person organisation, etc.).

a unit for measuring time; a duration of twenty four minutes.

an earthen pot used as a percussion instrument.

a traditional school where holy scriptures are taught.