a man without the power of sight; a sightless man; a blind man.

(fig.) an ignorant man.

ಕುರುಡನ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಹಾಗೆ kuruḍana kaiyalli kannaḍi koṭṭa hāge (prov.) (proverbial simile) like a blindman holding a mirror; ಕುರುಡನಿಗೆ ಕಣ್ಣು ಬಂದಂತೆ kuruḍanige kaṇṇu bandante (simile) getting a help, advice, etc. at the time of desperation, (like a blindman getting sight); ಕುರುಡನಿಗೆ ಹಗಲೇನು, ಇರುಳೇನು? kuruḍanige hagalēnu, iruḷēnu? (prov.) what use a lantern to a blind person? A mole wants no lanthorn; ಕುರುಡರ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಕ್ಕಣ್ಣನೇ ರಾಜ kuruḍara rājyadalli okkaṇṇanē rāja (prov.) (prov.) he is a giant who has many dwarfs about him; ಕುರುಡರೊಳಗೆ ಮೆಳ್ಳನೇ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ kuruḍaroḷage meḷḷanē śrēṣṭha (prov.) = ಕುರುಡರ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಕ್ಕಣ್ಣನೇ ರಾಜ.

(dial.) a meal hosted with love.

the hard outer case of a coconut kernel; coconut shell.

a hand-device made of coconut shell for drawing the thread from coir.

(fig.) a beggar's alms-vessel.

ಕರಟಕಟ್ಟು karaṭakaṭṭu to become hardened.

either of the flat surfaces alongside the forehead, in front of each ear of an elephant; the temples.

any large bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak, a harsh call, and usu. glossy black plumage; a crow.

any of various small tailless amphibians of the order Anura, having a moist smooth skin and legs developed for jumping; a frog.

the region of the atmosphere and the blue canopy above as seen from the earth; the sky.

the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, often regarded as immortal; the soul.

a kind of musical instrument.

an orange-flowered thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, whose seeds yield an edible oil; safflower plant.

one who propounds or believes in, the theory or belief that god does not exist; an atheist.

a degraded brāhmaṇa.

dried grass in a forest or on a mountain or hill.

a small box or chest, with a lid; a casket.

= ಕರಹಡ.

= ಕರಹಡ.

any game played during night (?).

an elephant.