the Malabar region of south west India.

people of that region.

a variety of horse, usu. Of dull reddish-brown colour, bred in that region.

the middle-sized small tree Erinocarpus nimmoanus of Tiliaceae family, with fibrous bark.

an adhesive substance, as glue; an adhesive.

a solid mass of no special shape or made look like a ball; a lump.

anything that acts as organic catalyst in the fermentation (as of the dough for iḍli, dōse, etc.).

the juice or sap of anything.

a soft food made of cereal or meal boiled in water to which buttermilk is added.

(fig.) the state of being associated, joined, firmly or homogenously.

a thick, strong cord made of intertwisted strands of fibre.

a kind of small fish .

anything that is offered to a god as an oblation.

a vessel used for offering an oblation ( in a sacrifice).

the offering of an animal as in propitiation or homage.

(fig.) food; meal.

the act of walking, moving.

a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another or to keeps close and secret watch on the actions and words of a person or a group of persons organisations, etc.; a spy.

a servant; a menial.

a way, manner, in which something is to be done or is done.

a shackle for the hand; handcuff; manacle.

the fact of a person being kept in a prison; imprisonment.

the medium sized tree Buchanania lanzan (= B. latifolia) of Anacardiaceae family, the seeds of which are used as food, esp. in making sweets, and also in getting tannin; forest mango.

a mischievous play.

coarse food for livestock, composed of entire plants, including leaves, stalks, grass etc.; fodder.

a small ball or cone-shaped missile of lead, metal alloy, etc., to be shot from a firearm; a bullet; a slug.

any of the pieces used as pawns in the game of dice or a chessman used in chess.

a kind of dye.

a female friend or maid servant.