a stroke; a blow.

to hit with the hand or a tool, weapon, etc.; to strike.

to play a certain percussion instrument by striking.

(lightning) to strike (an object).

(a spirit) to possess a person.

to drive forward (a cart, cattle, plough, etc.).

to appear; to come into sight.

to excel another in power, performance, quality, etc.

to remove; to erase; to obliterate.

(fig.) to eat (a good quantity of).

to find the product of two quantities by multiplying.

to fell by cutting.

to shoot (an arrow).

(rain) to pour down heavily.

to beat one's upper arm or thigh with the slightly hollowed palm, (as to produce a heavy, short sound).

to swindle (money).

the lower front part of the human body between the chest and thighs; the abdomen; the belly.

a hollow, muscular organ of female mammals in which the ovum is deposited and the embryo and foetus are developed; the womb.

a very young, corn-bearing ear of a plant.

a leather guard for the forearm or the palm worn by an archer.

a large, leaflike part enclosing a flower (of plantain, screwpine, etc.).

a woman having masculine characteristics as having moustache, beard, etc. caused by malfunctioning of certain glands.

a domestic maid servant employed for bringing water.

a hole in a rock or in the stem or big branch of a tree.

a narrow, deep hole.

that which is hollow.

an empty, worthless thing.

(dial.) sexual intercourse.

= ಪಗಡೆ ಹಾಸು.

money paid to a person in compensation to a damage, injury caused or to put back to normalcy from the damaged, injured condition.

the state of being distressed.

intense; ardent; violent.

hot; blazing.

having much power, strength; strong; powerful.

deft and active; agile; dexterous.

greater in amount, degree or number.

skillful; adept.

loud; noisy.

physically strong; robust.

subtly deceitful; cunning; sly; crafty.

fond of talking; loquacious.

having good health; healthy; sound.

wounding the feelings; cutting; sarcastic.

expanded; blown up; ಪಟುವಾಗು paṭuvāgu to become skillful, adept.

to be able to.

to become more in number, quantity, etc.

to become stronger or more robust.

ಪಟು ಮಾಡು paṭu māḍu to kindle and rouse fire.

a formal list of charges, usu. written, made against a person (usu. submitted to a magistrate or other legal officer for enquiring and taking action against; a charge sheet.