a large number of persons or things, esp. when gathered together or considered as a unit; a multitude; a flock.

(vīr.) a mendicant, who keeps moving from place to place.

a group of attendants of Śiva, (as a class).

a unit of an army with twentyseven chariots, twenty seven elephants, eighty one horses, and one hundred thirty five foot-soldiers.

any of the minor or demi-gods.

a number of people or things grouped together because of certain likenesses or common traits; a category; a class.

(pros.) a metrical foot, with definite number of syllables.

the plant Trachyspermum ammi ( = Carum cpiticum) of Apiaceae family; Bishop's weed.

its seed.

(astrol.) any of the three classes in to which human beings are classified based on their birth-stars, on which the matchability of the bride and groom is derived.

(biol.) a scientific classification of a group of related plants or animals ranking above a family and below a class; an order.

(math.) a collection of distinct entities, individually specified or satisfying specified conditions, forming a unit; a set.

(usu. used in dupl.) the imitative sound of ringing bells.

a thick, strong cord made of intertwisted strands of fiber; a rope.

a complicated, perplexing, difficult situation.

a floor made for thrashing grains.

a battle-field.

a play ground.

a ground made ready for planting seeds or seedlings.

a piece of cloth for making blouse; a blouse-piece.

a broken piece of a grain.

a particle - a) an extremely small piece; tiny fragment; b) the slightest trace (as of truth, doubt); a speck.

a glowing bit of matter, esp. one thrown off by a fire.

the act of seeing; vision.

something supposedly seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed, as to a prophet.

the act or habit of telling the same thing repeatedly (in a boring manner).

ಕಣಿ ಮಾಡು kaṇi māḍu to putforth untenable reasons just to postpone doing something; ಕಣಿ ಹೇಳು kaṇi hēḷu to predict something supposedly seen by other than normal sight; something perceived in a dream, trance, etc. or supernaturally revealed, as to a prophet; to foretell.

an indiclinable denoting ' you know!' (while addressing men).

the hard, solid, non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is composed; a piece of this; a stone.

the organ of vision; the eye.

a look; glance; gaze.

a thing like an eye in appearance or function as - a) a bud of a tuber, as a potato; b) the spot on a peacock's tail feather; c) the threading hole in a needle; d) a hole in a tool for fixing a handle; e) a mark spot on the surface of a die; f) the hole or space left open in a net; g) a hole; a cavity; an eyelet.

(fig.) the important, attractive and vital part of anything.

the excellent, superior thing in the class or group.

(fig.) compassionate feeling or treatment; kindness; mercy.

the central portion of any percussion instrument, where it is played with fingers; the black dough pasted on there;

ಕಣ್ಗೆವರ್ kaṇgevar to be seen; 2. to be attractive; to be eye-catching; ಕಣ್ಣನೀರ್ kaṇṇa nīr = ಕಣ್ಣೀರು - 1; ಕಣ್ಣಪಾಪೆ kaṇṇa pāpe the pupil of the eye.