any of an order (Testudines) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usu. covered with horny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usu. may be withdrawn; a turtle.

a kind of deep-bowel shaped percussion instrument, with a flat bottom and a skin membrane spread on the top, tightness of which can be adjusted, used for accompanying musicians.

= ತಬಲ.

= ತಬಲ.

a building in which horses are sheltered and fed; a stable.

= ತಬೇಲಿ.

a belt with a metal plate in front, worn by servants over one shoulder passing under another arm.

a fat or stout woman.

a thick needle used to stitch coarse sacks of jute or hemp.

a corpulent, stout woman.