the common gallinaceous farm bird Gallus domesticus of Phasianidae family , raised for its edible eggs or flesh; hen or roosteṛ.

ಕೋಳಿ ಕದ್ದವನಿಗೆ ಸಜ, ತಲೆ ಹೊಡೆದವನಿಗೆ ವಜ kōḷi kaddavanige saja, tale hoḍedavanige vaja (prov.) while a pilferer got death sentence, the murderer has gone scot-free; ಕೋಳಿ ಕೆದಕಿದ ಹಾಗೆ ತಿನ್ನು kōḷi kedakida hāge tinnu to eat very little food; to eat like a bird; ಕೋಳಿ ಕೇಳಿ ಮೆಣಸು ಅರೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆಯೇ? kōḷi kēḷi meṇasu areyuttāreye? (prov.) the chef never asks a chicken for its convenient moment when it should be slaughtered; ಕೋಳಿ ಕೋಳಿಯನ್ನು ಬಯಸದೆ, ರಾಜಹಂಸವನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವುದೆ? kōḷi kōḷiynnu bayasade, rājhamsavannu bayasuvudē? (prov.) birds of same feather flock together, however better others are;ಕೋಳಿಯ ಕಾಲಿಗೆ ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿದರೆ ತಿಪ್ಪೆ ಕೆರೆಯುವುದನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟೀತೆ? kōḷiya kālige gejje kaṭṭidare tippe kereyuvudannu biṭṭīte? (prov.) the mask of a lion does not make the dog abhor faeces; a hog in armour is still a hog; ಕೋಳಿಯ ಕಾಲುಮುರಿದರೆ ದುಡ್ಡು ದುಗ್ಗಾಣಿ kōḷiya kālu muridare duḍḍu duggāṇi (prov.) sue a beggar and get a louse; ತನ್ನ ಕೋಳಿಯಿಂದಲೇ ಬೆಳಗಾಯಿತು ಎನ್ನು tanna kōḷiyindalē beḷgāyitu ennu (prov.) to claim all that good happens is because of oneself; to have vain pride.

the plant Gloriosa superba of Liliaceae family.

a sub-sect among fishermen.

ಗೋಳಿಕುಟುಮನಬಳ್ಳಿ.

the fig tree Ficus tinctoria ( = F. gibbosa) of Moraceae family.

the potherb Portulaca quadrifida of Portulaceae family.

the tree Mimusops elengi of Sapotaceae family.

its flower.

a small aquatic bird, Gallinula chloropus, with mainly blackish plumage and a short red-yellow bill; a moorhen; a gallinule.

a jungle-fowl; gallus sonnerati.

a fight between two roosters, conducted as a wager game with stakes.

a man who habitually steals or is guilty of theft; a thief.