the characteristic stimulation of any specific substance upon the olfactory nerves; odour; scent; smell.

a pleasing smell or odour; sweet scent, as of flowers; a fragrance; a perfume.

the tree Santalum album (=Sirium myrtifolium) of Santalaceae family, with sweet smelling heartwood used for carving.

its wood or its powder.

a sectarian mark of sandal paste put across the forehead.

an essential oil or perfume made from the petals of flowers etc. and mixed with water, used to sprinkle on the body.

haughty behaviour resulting from exaggerated self-esteem, wealth, status, abilities, etc.; arrogant pride.

the fluid flowing from the temples of an elephant in rut.

relation; kinship; connection.

a person who lives near another; a neighbour.

a very small or meagre quantity (as could be perceived only by its smell).

a precious stone.

mere superficial or little knowledge (of something).

(Dvaita Phil.) the ability or faculty of perceiving by smell, one of the forty ways of knowing objects.

(Vaiśeṣika phil.) one of the twenty four properties.

a cross piece of wood for holding the planks of a door.

ಗಂಧ ಗಾಳಿ gandha gāḷi (dupl.) elementary or basic knowledge; minimum information; ಗಂಧದ ಎಣ್ಣೆ gandhada eṇṇe the oil extracted from sandal wood, used as an aromatic substance; ಗಂಧದ ಕಡ್ಡಿ gandhada kaḍḍi a thin stick burned to get fragrant fumes, esp. in religious rites; an incense stick; ಗಂಧದ ಕಲ್ಲು gandhada kallu a coarse-surfaced stone on which a piece of sandal wood is rubbed to get sandal-paste; ಗಂಧದ ಬಿಲ್ಲೆ gandhada bille a substance in the form of a small cake, used to make perfumes; ಗಂಧದ ಕೊರಡು ತೇದಷ್ಟು ಪರಿಮಳ gandhada koraḍu tēdaṣṭu parimaḷa (prov.) experiences, however painful they are, make one more knowledgeable, understanding and mature 2. a matured person or a person devoted to a cause, becomes morfe and more matured or devoted, as he or she passes through real hardship in life.

a black oil used to anoint some stone idols.

a female Jaina ascetic.

a waste piece of cloth, esp. one that is old or torn; a mendicaṇṭs coat made of rags.

a long side-bag, hung on a shoulder by a beggar or mendicant.

the human body.

a mud-wall (of a house).

(fig.) useless chat, discussion, etc.

(fig.) (pl.) trivial or mundane things; ಕಂತೆಕಟ್ಟು k antekaṭṭu (fig.) to die; to kick the bucket; ಕಂತೆಬೊಂತೆ k antebonte (dupl.) of ಕಂತೆ2; ಕಂತೆವೊಗೆ k antevoge (fig.) to die; to kick the bucket; ಕಂತೆಬಿಚ್ಚು k antebiccu (fig.) to begin narrating unnecessary details in a boring manner; ಕಂತೆಮಾತು k ante mātu idle or useless talk; ಕಂತೆಗೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಬೊಂತೆ k antege takka bonte only people of like character mingle together.

a set date, as for payment, termination of tenancy, etc.; a term.

a premium; an instalment - a) the amount payable or paid, in one sum or periodically, for an insurance policy; b) any of the parts of a debt or other sum of money to be paid at regular times over a specified period.

Manmatha, the Love-God.

the organ maintaining the circulation of blood in the body; the heart.

fellow-feeling or sorrow for sufferings of another; compassion; favour; mercy; love.

a storehouse for threshed grain; a granary.

a bundle of hay, harvested crop, etc.

a false statement or statements made with an intention to deceive another or others;ಕಂತೆಕಟ್ಟು k antekaṭṭu to make into a bundle; wrap or tie together.

(fig.) to move from or leave one's place.

(the sun, moon, etc.) to appear to move towards and below the earth's horizon (as the earth rotates); to make an apparent descent; to set.

(dial.) (a thorn, needle, etc.) to pierce into (the flesh).

a coat or a blanket of a mendicant or beggar, made of rags.

a long side-bag of a mendicant or beggar.

a useless and boring narration.

ಕಂಥೆಗೆ ಚಳಿ ಬರುವ ಮಾತು kanthege caḷi baruva mātu a saying which narrates some unnatural happening or impractical event.

a young child.

a young of cow or of any other animal.

a term of affection used in addressing a younger person.

a cow that has calved recently.