an iron or steel block on which goldsmiths hammer gold or silver objects into shape; an anvil.

any of the birds Gracula religiosa, Acridotheres tristis, Eulabes religiosa, Tumenuchus pagodarum and Sturnopastor contra, a few of them are able to mimic the human voice, often kept as pet; myna.

name of a language belonging to Dravidian family.

the large, feline mammal, Panthera pardus, with either a black-spotted yellowish-fawn or all-black coat; a leopard; a panther.

a beggar's alms-vessel.

pellets of frozen rain falling in showers from cumulonimbus clouds; hail.

a water-jar.

a festival observed on the full moon-day of the 12th month of a lunar year, in which a man, dressed as a woman runs on the roads carrying on his head jars filled with water without holdig them.

a folk dance prevailing in some parts of Tamiḷ Nāḍu and Kēraḷa.

ಕರಗದಮ್ಮ karagadamma a female deity of ಕರಗ.

the climber Grewia orientalis of Tiliaceae plant.

a woman of black complexion.

a contagious skin disease with severe itching and red papules, caused by the itch mite; scabies.

a man of black complexion.