a snake or serpent.

any of several genera (esp. Naja) of very poisonous elapine snakes, having around the neck loose skin which is expanded into a hood when the snake is excited; a cobra.

(myth.) the descendents of the sage Kaśyapa and Kadru; the lineage of serpents.

an elephant.

a cloud.

a prominent man or leader of a group of people.

one of the minor winds in the body that causes belching, vomiting, etc.

lead, the heavy, soft, malleable, bluish-grey metal.

the tree Mallotus philippensis (= Rottlera tinctoria) of Euphorbiaceae family.

the large-sized, evergreen tree Mesua ferrea of Guttiferae family.

fire.

absence of light; darkness.

water.

the large, spiral, univalve shell of any of various marine mollusks; conch.

a species of large marine fish; a shark.

a cruel, ruthless fellow.

a peg driven into a wall or pillar for hanging a lamp or other articles.

the idol of a serpent carved in stone.

a branch of Mongolian race, mostly inhabiting in north-eastern regions of India; Nagas.

the tenth karaṇa or astronomical period.

(pros.) a verse of four lines, having a group consisting of two long syllablic instants followed by one short one followed by a long and a short syllable in first and third lines, and a group consisting of two long syllabic instants followed by one short one followed by a long syllable.

a symbol for the number eight.

a symbol for the number seven.

a positive assurance; guarantee.

a kind of perfume.

to pass the tongue smoothly over; to lick.

(fig.) to touch.

to consume; to eat up; to devour.

= ನಕ್ಕೆಚಿಕ್ಕನಾಕು.

a thin, horny plate, consisting of modified epidermis, growing on the upper side of the end of a finger or toe; a nail.

a sharp, usu. curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog or bird; a claw.

the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse; a hoof.

a kind of perfume.

a kind of plant (Unguis odoratus ?).

(arith.) a symbol for the number twenty.

ನಖ ಬಣ್ಣವ ಕಾಣು nakha baṇṇava kāṇu (a girl) to have menstrual period; to undergo menstruation; ನಖಮಾಂಸ ಪ್ರೀತಿ nakha māmsa prīti a very close, intimate association; ನಖಮಾಂಸ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ nakha māmsa sthiti = ನಖಮಾಂಸ ಪ್ರೀತಿ.

a ring of wire with a nail-like projection worn on the fingers for plucking the strings of musical instruments; a plectrum.

an accessory, article or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part; an ornament; an embellishment.

a bundle of commodities of similar kind.

a large ocean-going vessel propelled by usu. engines; a ship.

a glittering piece stitched to a clothe, fastened to a garland, etc. for decorative purpose.

a powder of glittering substance used in decoration.