of, tasting of or containing salt; salty.

of, like or having the properties of an alkali; alkaline.

cutting or sarcastic in utterance; biting; caustic; pungent (said of speech); causing mental pain; stinging.

flowing or leaking out slowly (as through very small holes); oozing; seeping; leaking.

a chemical compound derived from an acid by replacing hydrogen, wholly or partly, with a metal or an electropositive radical; a chemical salt.

the quality of such a substance.

the white or greyish powder remaining after something has been thoroughly burned; ash.

a hard, brittle substance made by fusing silicates with soda or potash, lime, and, sometimes, various metallic oxides into a molten mass; glass.

that which lends a tang or piquancy; esp., sharp pungent humour or wit; a word, speech or remark made with an intention or inflicting pain to or to degrading, another.

(fig.) a wicked person; a scoundrel; a rogue.

= ಕೈಸೆರೆ.

(prob. = ಕುಶಿಕ) the share or cutting blade of a plough; a plough-share.

the quality or state of being ugly; ugliness; unsightliness.

the dried, aromatic stigmas of the plant Crocus sativus of Iridaceae family, used in flavouring and colouring foods, and formerly in medicine; saffron powder.

being in the first or an early stage of life; young; not matured.

the column of bones along the centre of the back of vertebrate animals, including humans, made up of separate bones connected by the spinal cord, ligaments, and disk-shaped cartilage; the spine; the backbone.

the grass Scirpus kysoor.

a girl from birth to the age of 15 years.

a young female lion, tiger, deer, horse, etc.

a young male lion, tiger, deer, horse, etc.

a boy from birth to the age of 15 years.

a very small northern constellation near the celestial equator and Pegasus; the Equuleus.