the condition of being sightless; blindness.

that which is blind.

a blind man.

(fig.) the condition or quality of being ignorant esp. lack of spiritual knowledge.

ಕುರುಡು ಓದು kuruḍu ōdu a reading without understanding the meaning; ಕುರುಡು ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಕಾಡಿಗೆಯಿಟ್ಟಂತೆ kuruḍu kaṇṇige kāḍige iṭṭante (prov.) to do utterly useless thing; to decorate a corpse; ಕುರುಡುಗಣ್ಣುಮಾಡು kuruḍugaṇṇu māḍu to refuse to look at a problem; to be negligent about; to close one's eyes to; ಕುರುಡುಗಣ್ಣಿಗಿಂತ ಮೆಳ್ಳೆಗಣ್ಣು ಮೇಲು kuruḍugaṇṇiginta meḷḷegaṇṇu mēlu (prov.) a single slice of bread is preferred to starving; better a barefoot than no foot at all.

the state or condition of growth being stunted; a stunted or dwarfish growth; ಕುರುಟು ಬೀಳು k uruṭu bīḷu to be deprived of one's natural growth; to be stunted; to become dwarfish.

(dial.) a measure of grain.

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.

to burn oneself to become coal; to become charred by burning.

to become pitiless, ruthless.

(growth, development) to get stunted; to grow dwarf.

to have a stunted growth; to become stunted.

a kind of weapon.

a tall bird of the family Gruidae, with long legs, long neck, and straight bill; a crane.

= ಕರಟ2 - 2.

the state or codition of growth, development being stunted; stunted growth.