a symbol for the number nine.

= ಚವುಕಿ.

the vine Piper cubeba (= Cubeba officinalis) of Piperaceae family; Java pepper.

its black seed; Java pepper plant.

(gem.) any plain figure bounded by four straight lines, making four angles inside, as a square, rectangle, quadrilateral, parallelogram, trapezium, etc.

a square or rectangle area (covered on all four sides by buildings or fence).

an ornamented seat for the bride and groom.

a place where four roads meet or two roads intersect each other.

a score of four indicated by dice.

a small casket for carrying the idol of Śiva, hung round the neck with a thread tied to it.

an oblong, unsewn cloth used to wipe the hands, (or the body after bath), and also used as an upper garment; a towel.

a piece of land used for some particular purpose; a field.

(mus.) the medium pace.

a clever, deceptive, witty talk.

the last part of anything; end.

an amount of four rupees.

a set or group of four persons, thing, etc.

the fastest gait of a horse; a galloping.

a bundle of one hundred leaves (as of betel, tobacco leaves).

a piece of furniture with a flat, square or rectangular wooden plank with four legs, to sit on.

a complete a horizontal section of a building, separated from other sections of the same building, by continuous floor or a continuous roof.

a set of four buildings, in the same premises, having (usu. a narrow), common passage in between, leading to their entrance.

the central space of a building, usu. without covered by the roof.

(in a yakṣagāna theatre) a side room or a room behind the screen used by the actors for dressing and making up themselves.

a small building (away from the main police station) where policemen or guards are placed.

a patrolling or guarding (of a town, city etc.).

a temporary stage, pandal constructed in a square shape.

= ಚವುಕ.

= ಚವುಕ.

the creeper Piper chab (= P. officinarum) [or Piper longum(?)] of Piperaceae family.

its black seed.