(rightly ಗಾಳಿ) the elastic, invisible mixture of gases (chiefly nitrogen and oxygen, as well as hydrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, neon, helium, etc.) that surrounds the earth, either in motion or not; air; wind.

the supposed disembodied spirit of a dead person (esp. a pregnant woman), conceived of as appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy apparition; a ghost.

any clue by which something is followed or detected.

the state of the mind being agitated, perturbed greatly.

the power of a person who affects another, as seen in the action, style etc. of the latter.

the trend of affairs or public opinion.

to cease to exist; to die.

to pass - a) to go or move forward, through or out; b) to spend (one's time, days, life etc.).

to slip by; to elapse; to pass (as time).

to avoid happening; to fend off.

to drive out or away.

to go beyond (one's capacity, power, etc.); to become impossible.

to deduct; to subtract.

to grow or become ripe; to ripen well.

to advance in age; to become old.

to lose strength, vigor, etc. (as in advanced age).

to rejoice; to be delighted; to be pleased.

to have unwarranted pride and undue self-importance; to become arrogant.

a wooden pin used to insert a) in to the hole of latch of a door for preventing it from being opened or b) in to the hole of a yoke to hold the cord preventing from an ox disengaging itself from the yoke.

a thick liquid food made by boiling rice, ragi (finger millet) or jowar flour in water; a kind of porridge.

soft mud; slush; soggy earth; clay.

(dial.) the sap of some kinds of palm, fermented to produce arrack; toddy.

the quality of being aggressively assertive, presumptuous or overbearing; arrogance.

a kind of meal made of rice, ragi or jowar flour and boiling water and, often, buttermilk; a sour porridge.

= ಘಳೆ.

unquietness of the mind from agitation or confusion.