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.

(dial.) a measure of grain.

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.

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.

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any game played during night (?).