penalty of death by hanging a criminal by a rope about the neck; capital punishment.

ಗಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹಾಕು gallige hāku to put to death, as a punishment for a crime, by tying a rope about the neck and suddenly suspending the body so as to snap the neck or cause strangulation; to hang.

(fig.) to destroy the vital, essential qualities of; to destroy completely; ಗಲ್ಲಿಗೇರಿಸು galligērisu = ಗಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹಾಕು; ಗಲ್ಲಿಗೇರು galligēru to be put to death by hanging; to be hanged (as a capital punishment).

solid, non-metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made; a piece of this, esp. a small piece; stone.

ಕಲ್ಲಾಗು kallāgu to become tough, hardened; 2. to become merciless; ಕಲ್ಲಾಗು ಕಷ್ಟದಡಿ kallāgu kaṣṭadaḍi be a camel in the desert of life; ಕಲ್ಲಿನ ಹಾಗೆ ಇರು kallina hāge iru = ಕಲ್ಲಾಗು; ಕಲ್ಲು ಇದ್ದಾಗ ನಾಯಿ ಇಲ್ಲ, ನಾಯಿ ಇದ್ದಾಗ ಕಲ್ಲು ಇಲ್ಲ kallu iddāga nāyi illa, nāyi iddāga kallu illa when the cage is ready the bird is flown; ಕಲ್ಲು ಹಾಕು kallu hāku to lay a foundation; 2. (fig.) to spoil another's plan; ಕಲ್ಲು ಹೃದಯ kallu hřdaya (fig.) the quality of being very unfeeling and lacking in pity, kindness, etc; ಕಲ್ಲು ಗುದ್ದಿ ಎಣ್ಣೆ ತೆಗೆ kallu guddi eṇṇe tege (fig.) (said of a young man) to be full of vigour, strongly built as to be able to accomplish hardest work; ಕಲ್ಲಪ್ಪನೂ ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪನೂ ಸೇರಿದರೆ, ಮೆಣಸಪ್ಪ ಪುಡಿ kallappanū guṇḍappanū sēridare, meṇasappa puḍi when two strong persons fight against a weak one, it is the weak who suffers; when elephants fight, the mousedeer between them is killed; ಕಲ್ಲು ನೆನೆದರೆ ಮೆತ್ತಗಾಗುತ್ತದೆಯೇ? kallu nenedare mettagāguttadeyē? it is difficult to get rid of inborn habits; bad habits die hard; ತನ್ನ ಕಾಲಮೇಲೆ ತಾನೇ ಕಲ್ಲು ಹಾಕಿಕೊ tanna kālamēle tānē kallu hākiko to do somethig which is going to cause trouble for oneself; ಒಂದೇ ಕಲ್ಲಿನಿಂದ ಎರಡು ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಹೊಡೆ ondē kallininda eraḍu hakki hoḍe to achieve two aims at once by means of the same action; to kill two birds with one stone.

a round vessel of any size, made of earthenware; a pot.

any vessel of considerable size navigating deep water; a ship.

an old unit of measure (of quantity).

something made by mixing; a combination of ingredients (but not chemically integrated).

pleasing to hear; sounding sweet; melodious.

a pleasing note or notes; melodious sounds; a sound that has musical quality.

physical strength; bodily power.

a man lacking the power of speech; a dumb man.

the palm tree Borassum flabellifer (=B. flabelliformis) of Arecaceae family; palmyra palm.

the tree Shorea talura (= S. robusta,= Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family; bastard sal.

gold.

a floor made for thrashing grains; a threshing floor.

the refuse or remaining of the seeds of Sesamum indicum from which oil is extracted.

a fight, esp. a large-scale engagement, between armed forces; a battle.

a small mortar and pestle of metal or stone, used to pound areca nut or to powder medicine.

a villainous, wicked man.

a man belonging to the Konkaṇa regionin Western India, between Thane to Goa and between Sahyādri mountains and Arabian sea.

the front portion of the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders; the neck.

the resin of the sāla tree (Shorea talura = S. robusta of Dipterocarpaceae family).

a stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, nylon, wire or similar material; a rope.

ಗಲಸ್ಯ ಕಂಠಸ್ಯ galasya kaṇṭhasya (a wrong form of ಗಲಶ್ಚ ಕಂಠಶ್ಚ, but accepted in usage) the condition or fact of (two persons) being very intimate.

an intimate friend.

(pros.) a foot of two syllables, a long one followed by a short one; trochee.