the dry outer covering of various grain; husk.

(fig.) a worthless thing.

a false statement made deliberately to deceive another or others.

any dry substance in the form of very fine, dustlike particles, produced by crushing, grinding, etc.

little scales or flakes of dead skin formed on the scalp.

ಪೊಟ್ಟು ಮಾಡು poṭṭu māḍu = ಪೊಟ್ಟುಗುಟ್ಟು - 1; ಪೊಟ್ಟುಗುಟ್ಟು poṭṭuguṭṭu to render useless; 2. (fig.) to do or continue to do a useless work; ಪೊಟ್ಟಾಗು poṭṭāgu to be ground or pulverised; to be reduced to powder; 2. to become useless.

a piece of fabric; cloth.

a cloth of superior quality.

a piece of cloth used as a screen, cover; a veil.

a specially prepared piece of canvas for painting on.

a kind of black cloth used to write on.

a sheet of paper, cloth on which a map, sketch, drawing is written.

a picture or portrait painted (on a canvas).

an extent of the canvas or other strong material by which a vessel is propelled forward through water; a sail.

a light frame covered with some thin material as paper or cloth, with a tail to balance, designed to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string; a kite.

the tree Buchanania latifolia ( = B. lanzan) of Anacardiaceae family.

that which is done well.

a banner; a flag.

ಪಟದ ಕುಣಿತ paṭada kuṇita a kind of folk dance, performed holding a tall bamboos about which silk cloths of different colours are wound; ಪಟದ ಹಬ್ಬ paṭada habba a festival observed in Āṣāḍa, the fourth month in Hindu lunar calender; ಪಟದ ಹುಳು paṭada huḷu a kind of worm that eats up clothes; ಪಟವಾಡಿಸು paṭavāḍisu to fly kites; 2. (fig.) to make another act as per one's wishes.

an image or picture made by photography or painting; a photograph.

a light frame covered with paper, plastic, etc. with a tail for balancing, to be flown in the wind at the end of a string; a kite.

a long, narrow cleft or crack in a rock or between two rocks.

a piece of stone that is flat, broad and fairly thick; a slab of stone.

a depression in the ground where water may get stagnated.

= ಪಡವು3.

a small water vessel; a boat.

a woven fabric; cloth.

a crop (as sugarcane, sorghum) that has grown to its full height.

a singing.

the act or practice of a person who reads; perusal, as of books; reading.

a frequent or usual action; the result of practice; habit; usage.