a small wooden piece (of four to five inches in length), tapered at both ends, played by hitting one end of it with a small stick and sending it flying in the air by children.

a movable bone at the front of the human knee; the patella; the knee-cap.

that which is small or little.

a term of endearment calling a child.

the tree or shrubby plant Acalypha fruticosa of Euphorbiaceae family.

another tree (or shrubby plant) Acalypha betulina of the same family.

a food made of the several kinds of coarsely pulverised grams, soaked in water, for horses.

agreeable; giving pleasure; pleasant; delightful; charming.

the quality that suits the purpose; appropriateness; aptness.

beauty; beautifulness; handsomeness.

the quality of being morally right, fair and just; righteousness; rectitude.

= ಚನ್ನಿ.

a beautiful, young woman.

a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion (Symbol: Au); gold.

a monetary coin made of gold; a gold coin.

a term of endearment used to call children, one's sweetheart, etc.; (as) 'love', 'my love' or 'darling'.

(fig.) a person of unblemished merit.

ಚಿನ್ನದ ಎಳೆ cinnada eḷe a thin wire of wire, used in making ornaments or in textiles; ಚಿನ್ನದ ಗಣಿ cinnada gaṇi (fig.) a place, position, authority which provides ample opportunity to get information, income, etc.; 2. (fig.) a generous, magnanimous person; ಚಿನ್ನದ ಹಬ್ಬ cinnada habba golden jubilee - the fiftieth anniversary; b) a celebration of this; ಚಿನ್ನದ ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿರು cinnada toṭṭilalli huṭṭiru (fig) to be affluent since one's birth; ಚಿನ್ನದ ಸೂಜಿ ಎಂದು ಕಣ್ಣು ಚುಚ್ಚಿಕೊ cinnada sūji endu kaṇṇu cucciko (prov.) pain inflicted by a person however dear to oneself, is still a pain; fetters even of gold are heavy; ಚಿನ್ನ ಹಿಡಿದರೂ ಮಣ್ಣಾಗು cinna hiḍidarū maṇṇāgu to be very unlucky.

of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little; small.

immediately; at once.