a progressive infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae that attacks the skin, flesh, nerves, etc, characterised by nodules, ulcers, white scaly scabs, deformities, and the eventual loss of sensation, and is apparently communicated only after long and close contact; leprosy.

any of various contagious skin diseases caused by related varieties of fungus and characterised by itching and the formation of ring-shaped, discoloured patches covered with scales or vesicles; ringworm.

the plant Costus speciosus of Zingiberaceae family; mountain sweet flag.

(dial.) absence of heat; lack of warmth: a low temperature; esp., one below normal.

the state or time of being a girl (of age below seven years).

a very young girl.

a cup made of the areca sheet.

the place used by certain insects as dwelling place or for laying their eggs; a nest.

a sheet used to cover the arecanut bunches on the tree.

a kind of pudding made in a cup of arecanut sheet and cooked in steam.

a sect among Brāhmaṇa community in the coastal districts of Karnāṭaka.

a man belonging to that sect.

a share or proportion which each of a number is called upon to contribute or which is assigned to each; proportional share; quota.

the direction to the left of a person facing north; the direction of the horizon in which the sun sets; west.

a round vessel made of metal, earthenware, with a narrow neck, for holding or drawing water (from a well).

a cup like pan of a weighing balance.

the structure of six-sided wax cells made by bees to hold their honey or eggs; a honey-comb.

the passerine bird, blue jay of Corvidae family.

the quality of being dishonest; dishonest behaviour; deceiving, stealing, etc.

a very small, crude house with thatched roof.

a high wall, insurmountable or difficult to surmount from outside, built round a palace, town, etc., equipped with earthworks, for defence against attack; a rampart.