to chew slowly and steadily (a crisp piece of food), with a crunching sound.

to peck and pick up with the beak.

a kind of bird.

= ಕಱುಂಕೆ.

= ಕಱುಂಕೆ.

a man of small or short stature.

a man of slight consequence.

(in gen.) any green grass that cattle, buffalo eat.

the grass Cynodon dactylon ( = Panicum dactylon) of Poaceae family.

= ಗಱಿಕೆ.

the quality of being stiff and brittle, easily broken, snapped or crumbled; crispness.

(collectively) leaves that are fallen from the plants and dried.

= ಗಿಱಿಕು.

to emit harsh, shrill sound; to screech.