the tree Myristica malbarica of Myristicaceae family; false nutmeg tree.

an earthen pot.

a vessel for storing grains.

a thickset, usu. extremely large nearly hairless herbivorous mammal, Elephas maximus which has a snout elongated into a muscular trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed especially in the male into large ivory tusks; an elephant.

(myth.) one of the hells.

= ಕುಂಬು3.

= ಕುಂಬೆ1.

a sub-sect among farming caste.

the plant Bauhinia vahilii of Caesalpiniaceae family.

its flower.

the tree Gardenia latifolia of Rubiaceae family.

a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl used for serving liquid foods; a ladle.

the joint on a bamboo stem.

a young bamboo.

one of the sub-castes (social system).

a tall spar or, now often, a hollow metal structure, sometimes in sections, rising vertically from the keel or deck of a vessel and used to support the sails, yards, radar and radio equipment, etc. ; the mast of a vessel.

metal drawn out into the form of a thread or thin flexible rod; a wire.

a small iron rod put across a horse mouth and attached to the bridle; a bit.

the hem of a sari sewn decoratively with gold or silver threads.

an iron rod or staff.

the upper, bony part of the nose; the bridge of the nose.

a wooden stick, rod or staff.

a bamboo split (to which burdens are attached to be carried on a shoulder or on the back of the neck across the shoulder).

any of a series of parallel metal bars laid upon crossties or in the ground to make a track for railroad cars, streetcars, etc.; rail.

ಕಂಬಿ ಎಣಿಸು kambi eṇisu (fig.) to be in prison; ಕಂಬಿಕಟ್ಟು kambi kaṭṭu to furnish with railings; ಕಂಬಿಕೀಳಿಸು kambi kīḷisu (fig.) to cause to leave the place; ಕಂಬಿಕೀಳು kambi kīḷu (fig.) to run away; to leave the place (hastily in order to escape); to flee; to absquatulate; ಕಂಬಿಯ ಅಯ್ಯ kambiya ayya a traditional devotee of Mallikārjuna (a form of Śiva) of Śrī Śaila or of Mādayya (Mahādēva, another form of Śiva) of Mūḍumale; ಕಂಬಿಯ ಪದ kambiya pada a kind of folk song sung by kambiaya ayyas in praise of Mallikārujuna (or Mādayya) on their way to Śrī Śaila or Mūḍumale; ಕಂಬಿಯವ kambiyava a man holding a staff; a guard; ಕಂಬಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ರೈಲು ಬಿಡು kambiyillade railu biḍu (fig.) to tell lies freely.