a member of a sect among the devotees of Śiva (the god known among them popularly as Mailāra linga) 2) an imaginary hobgoblin or terror used to frighten children into good conduct or that which is used to frighten but is actually not harmful; a bugbear.

= ಕೋಕಿಲ.

the ruddy goose, Anas casarca.

any of various wild canine carnivores (genus Canis); a fox.

any of various families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians with long, powerful hind legs, short forelegs, a smooth skin, and webbed feet; a frog.

the palm tree Phoenix dactylifera of Arecaceae family.

a harmless, moderate-sized, tropical lizard, Iguana tuberculata of Iguanidae family, having a row of spines from neck to tail, which is known for its grip and used in scaling forts, and which feeds on insects or vegetation; the common iguana.

an excellent person or thing.

Viṣṇu.

a kind of inferior areca nut (the outer husk of which cannot be fully removed).

= ಘೋಕು.

the sound uttered by a rooster.

a sound made by a player in kho-kho, while triggering another player.

a small wooden box without a lid.

(fig.) a worthless object; refuse; a junk material.

that which moves, seem to move or believed to move in the sky - as a bird, an arrow, a deity, the sun; etc. 2) a building where a person normally lives in; a house.

the younger brother of one's father; paternal uncle.

a moderately large blace bird of the genus Corvus.

(fig.) a despicable man; a contemptible fellow.

(in Rāmāyaṇa) a demon slain by Rāma.

the tree Ziziphus glabrata (= Z. trinerva) of Rhamnaceae family.

a lame man; a man with a defective leg.

a sectarial mark on the forehead.

a number of Māpiḷḷai community of Malabar area.