any of various large thick-skinned plant-eating ungulates of the family Rhinocerotidae of Asia, with usu. one horn on the nose and plated or folded skin; a rhinoceros.

= ಗೇಂಡಾಮೃಗ.

a brightly glowing coal; a live coal.

ಕೆಂಡವಾಗು keṇḍavāgu to be burnt thoroughly.

(fig.) to become furious; to become mad with anger; ಕೆಂಡಮಂಡಲ ಜ್ವರ keṇḍa maṇḍala jvara a very high fever; ಕಂಡಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಕಂಡಹಾಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದರೆ, ಕೆಂಡದಂತಹ ಕೋಪ kaṇḍiddannu kaṇḍahāge hēḷidare, keṇḍadantaha kōpa (prov.) a telling of facts bluntly is bound to get the firings back.

a male cat; a tom-cat.

a thorny plant having many stems branching out low instead of one main stem or trunk; a thorny shrub.

a group of trees or other plants.

the tree Acacia catechu var. typica of Mimosae family.

a kind weapon having horn-like metal projections.

a village servant whose duty is to regulate and manage water supply to the irrigated lands.

(fig.) molestation; vexation; annoyance.

a sloping ledge in a wall etc. where the thickness of the part above is diminished; an offset in the wall of a well or at the foot of a wall of a building.

the portion of a vessel that is above its neck.

a stairway set on the wall of a well to go down and up.

having (many) thorns.

a thin and weak wooden beam.

that part of a human or animal joining the head to the body; the neck.

the front part of the neck.

the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs; the throat.

a narrow part between the top portion or mouth and the body or base, of a vessel.

sound made through the mouth by human beings in singing, talking etc.; voice.

the whole physical structure of human beings or animals; the body.

the state or quality of being near; nearness in space; proximity.

a stretch of rising land at the edge of a body of water, as on either sides of a river, all the sides of a lake, pond, etc.

an ancient writing implement, a small metal rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on palm leaves; the Indian style.

ಕಂಠಚಾಮೀಕರ ನ್ಯಾಯ kaṇṭha cāmīkara nyāya the maxim of a person searching for the ornament which he is wearing around his neck; a looking for one's ass sitting on his back; ಕಂಠ ಬಿಗಿದುಬರು (one's throat) to get choked from emotions as joy, grief, etc.; to become strained with emotion; ಕಂಠಮಟ್ಟ ಕುಡಿದಿರು kaṇṭhamaṭṭa kuḍidiru to be very drunk; to be as drunk as a lord; ಕಂಠ ಶೋಷಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು kaṇṭha śoṣisikoḷlu to speak, teach or advice in vain; ಕಂಠ ಶೋಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು kaṇṭhaśosikoḷḷu = ಕಂಠ ಶೋಷಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು.

the bad smell or taste of stale fats or oils; rancidity.

the burnt portion of a wick.

intense dislike or ill will; hatred.

the dried coconut meat of inferior quality, oil extracted from which is used in making soaps.

a violent contention or altercation between individuals; a quarrel.