(only as the first word in a compound) old.

the outer covering of the arecanut flowers.

a piece of cloth, chiefly cut lengthwise.

a strip of agricultural land.

a sheet of paper.

a thin metal sheet.

a large leaf of a plant (as of plantain tree) or a platter made by stitching leaves (of Burea frondosa), used for serving food.

= ಪಾಳೆಯ.

a sum of money or a portion of the produce a lessee has to give to the owner of the agricultural land as rent.

any undesired, uncultivated plant, esp. one growing in profusion so as to crowd out a desired crop; a weed.

the second crop growing from the root after the crop is cut almost to the ground level.

a kind of good quality cloth.

(hist.) a unit of weight (equal to three tolas).

a unit of time, equal to twenty four seconds.

(hist.) a unit of capacity.

the flesh of animals used as food; meant.

any of several grasses.

the creeper Trichosanthes cucumerina of Cucurbitaceae family.

its gourd.

a forest; jungle; woods.

a kind of wild plant.

a baseless accusation or vilification.

a driving out or away of a dog.

that which is blamable, censurable.

deep trouble or misery.

a practice so long established that it has the force of law; a custom.