the act or an instance of guarding.

a person who guards (another or another's property etc.).

a grassland, meadow meant only for grazing cattle.

a grove - a) a small wood or group of trees without undergrowth; b) a group of trees planted.

a room or building where prisoners are confined; a prison.

= ಗವುಲು.

= ಕವಲ್2.

a treaty - a) a formal agreement between two or more nations, relating to peace, alliance, trade, etc. b) the document embodying such an agreement.

the plant Carissa carandas of Apocynaceae family.

a mouthful of food; a small, round lump or mass of; a bolus.

a washing of the mouth (by rinsing the throat with a liquid kept in motion by the slow expulsion of air from the lungs).

a preparation made of betel leaf, betel nut, lime and spices, used to chew.

ಕವಳವನ್ನು ಕತ್ತರಿಸು kavaḷavannu kattarisu (derog.) to have food; to eat one's meals.

a mouthful of food.

a washing of the mouth (by rinsing othe throat with a liquid kept in motion by the slow expulsion of air from the lungs).

a preparation made of betel leaf, betel nut, lime and spices, used to chew.

= ಕವಳ1.

(dial.) an aquatic cereal grass (Oryza sativa) grown widely in warm climates, and its starchy seeds or grains; rice; paddy.

a temporary loss of sensibility (as from a shock).