the bubbling or rippling sound, as made by flowing water.

a tax or duty levied by a government to raise revenue for administration.

a tax- payer.

to pierce or wound with a pointed tool or weapon as a knife or dagger.

boiled rice.

any food (in gen.) 3) (derog.) despicable food;

ಕೂಳಿಗೆ ದಂಡ, ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಭಾರ kūḷige daṇḍa, bhūmige bhāra (said of) a completely useless person; ಕೂಳಿನ ಹಂಗು kūḷina hangu the moral obligation one owes to another for having received help for one's sustenance; ಕೂಳು ಕೊಬ್ಬರಿಯಾಗು kūḷu kobbariyāgu (fig.) to starve for food; ಕೂಳು ಚೆಲ್ಲಿದ ಕಡೆ ಸಾವಿರ ಕಾಗೆ kūḷu cellida kaḍe sāvira kāge (prov.) money makes men corrupt; people run behind money even the path is corrupt.

= ಗುಳ2.

a tax or duty levied by a government to raise revenue for administration.

a tax- payer.

a man who has taken a piece of agricultural land from another on lease on the contract to pay the owner of the land a fixed amount of money or agricultural produce.

= ಕಳ್2.

a man who habitually steals or is guilty of theft; a thief.

a floor made for thrashing grains; a thrashing floor.

a wide area where a battle is fought; a battlefield.

a place where game or games are played; a play-ground.

a bed made for planting plants (esp. seedlings).

a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; an evil or wicked person; a scoundrel; a villain.