a sacrificing of a sheep or goat by tearing it with teeth (by the priest).

ಗಾವಿನ ಮರಿ gāvina mari a sheep or goat selected for sacrificing; ಗಾವು ಕಟ್ಟು gāvu kaṭṭu to sacrifice a sheep or goat in such a manner; ಗಾವು ಸಿಗಿ gāvu sigi to tear the sacrificial victim with the teeth.

the act, fact or an instance of guarding, protecting; protection.

a cermony performed on the seventh day from the date of birth of a baby to protect the baby from possible danger, evil spirits, etc.

a protective wall or hedge around something.

an armlet worn to protect against danger or harm.

the state of being under the custody of another; imprisonment.

a mark made with a lamp black on the chin, cheek or forehead either to protect against evil spirits, bad look, etc. or for good luck.

the quality of being hot; hotness; heat.

intense anger; rage; fury; anger.

the quality of being intense; great energy or vehemence of emotion, thought or activity; intensity.

the main stem of a small plant, as lotus, amaranth, etc.

the slender, usu. cylindrical portion of a leaf, which supports the blade and is attached to the stem; the leafstalk; the petiole.

the handle of a tool, esp. of an axe or hatchet; a helve.

a stretch of rising land at the edge of a body of water; a bank; ಕಾವಿಲ್ಲದ ಕೊಡಲಿ ಯಾತಕ್ಕೂ ಬೇಡ kāvillada k oḍali yātakkū bēḍa however intelligent one is, he needs others' help or proper means to be effective.

a sound imitating the cry of a crow, pigeon, etc.

any sweet food or delicacy prepared with sugar or honey; a sweetmeat.

an indeclinable word used to express anger, force, etc.

the regular, natural, logical or chronological order; sequence.

a female cattle; a cow.

(myth.) Kāma, the god of love, son of Křṣṇa.

ಕಾವನಂಬು kāvanambu any of the five flower arrows of Manmatha, the Love-God; 2. the pain araising from the longing for sexual intercourse; ಕಾವನಯ್ಯ kāvanayya Křṣṇa, father of Love-God, Manmatha; ಕಾವನರಸಿ kāvanarasi Rati, wife of Manmatha, the Love-God.