any of tropical or subtropical birds of Psittaciformes order, with a hooked bill, brightly coloured feathers, and feet having two toes pointing forward and two backward, some of which can learn to imitate human speech; a parrot.

a child, the words of which are pleasing.

a wooden hook or a beak-shaped peg, part of which is pegged into a wall, for hanging clothes.

ಗಿಣಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದ ಹಾಗೆ ಹೇಳು giṇige hēḷida hāge hēḷu (fig.) to advise convincingly and patiently; ಗಿಣಿಯ ಹಾಗೆ ಸಾಕು giṇiya hāge sāku to bring up (a child) vdery carefully and lovingly.

a thin, transparent film on a tooth surface, containing mucin, bacteria, etc, which, if not removed, forms tartar and promotes tooth decay; plaque.

small, short, light, ringing sounds as of a very small bell; tinkle.

ಕಿಣಿಕಿಣಿ ಎನ್ನು kiṇi kiṇi ennu to make a series of small, short, light, ringing sounds like those of a very small bell; to tinkle.

= ಕೀನಿ.

(dial.) a writer; one who lives by writing profession.

a sect in the brāhmaṇa community of Konkaṇ region.

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

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.

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

a groove, furrow or track, esp. one made in the ground by the passage of wheeled vehicles; a deeper, narrower passage (as made by a river system by draining the land).

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