any of the fine, threadlike outgrowths from the skin of an animal or human being; a hair.

ಕೂದಲು ಕೊಂಕದಿರು kūdalu koŋkadiru (fig.) without suffering even a minor injury; not at all hurt; wholly unharmed; ಕೂದಲೆಳೆ kudaleḷe a very thin line; ಕೂದಲೆಳೆಯಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ ತಪ್ಪು kudaleḷeyaṣṭaralli tappu (a mishap, danger, achieving, occurrence of an event, etc.) to miss narrowly; ಬೆಣ್ಣೆಯೊಳಗೆ ಕೂದಲು ತೆಗೆದಂತೆ beṇṇeyoḷage kūdalu tegedante (a proverbial simile) (talking to, getting a thing done from, etc.) in a very smooth manner without hurting the feelings or creating unpleasant impression.

a military coat used by soldiers to protect the body inthe battle-field; a mail.

a soft, silver-white, crystalline, metallic chemical element, malleable at ordinary temperatures, capable of a high polish, and used as an alloy in tinfoils, solders, utensils, type metals, superconducting magnets, etc. and in making tin plate: symbol, Sn; tin.

the plant a) Aloe barbadensis (= A. Vera) of Liliaceae family.

the plant Agave sisalana of Agavaceae family.

= ಕತ್ತಾಳಿ.

the tree Pandanus fascicularis (= P. odoratissimus, = P. tectorius) of Pandanaceae family.

a white horse.

the seed-bearing head of a cereal plant; an ear.

the plant Musa paradisiaca of Musaceae family.

its fruit; plantain.

the tree Alstonia scholaris of Apocynaceae family.

a flag carried by an elephant.

a kind of deer.

Śiva.

the sky.

an elephant.

darkness.

the central portion of a forest; deep forest.

a seller of medicinal herbs.

= ಕತ್ತಲು.