the doctrine and practice of a Śaiva sect, that believe in necromancy, as the art of prediction by supposed communication with the dead, black magic, enchantment, conjuration, etc.

a member of this sect.

name of a region including the present Bengal and northern part of Orissa in Eastern India.

that which is connected to or made from sugarcane.

(mus.) a musical mode, in Karnāṭaka system, derived from the main mode Māyām āḷava gauḷa.

a kind of necklace having round beads.

(said of sound, voice) unpleasantly sharp; grating to the ear.

a kind of plant.

= ಕಳ್2.

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

a floor made for thrashing grains; a thrashing floor.

a wide area where a battle is fought; a battlefield.

a place where game or games are played; a play-ground.

a bed made for planting plants (esp. seedlings).

a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; an evil or wicked person; a scoundrel; a villain.

a man unable to speak, usu. because of a congenital defect or deafness; a dumb man.