= ಪೋತಕಿ.

the lapwing, Vanellus indicus of Charadriidae family, of common hen size, with white breast, dark brown wings, head and neck, short black tail with white border, long, yellow legs, loose fold of red skin above eyes, that lives in grass lands, agricultural fields, believed to foretell events; red-wattled lapwing.

that which is used to cover; a cover, veil.

a loose, unstitched garment used to cover the body, esp. from the shoulder to the waist.

the roof of a house, hut, etc.

a number of clothes bundled with a broad piece of cloth.

the binding of a book, magazine, etc.; a cover.

a number of sheets of paper on which something is written or printed, bound together within two protective covers; a book.

(hist.) a kind of tax.

a man associates with or accompanies another or others; an associate; a comparison.

a man who is related by blood or marriage; a relative.

a man who is joined as a partner with a woman, as in a dance or game; a couple.

a man who makes, causes or produces.

the plant Centella asiatica ( = Hydrocotyle asiatica) of Apiaceae family; Asiatic penny wort.

(dance.) a hand gesture in which the fingers are extended and kept close pointing upward and the thumb is slightly bent and its tip touching the root of the forefinger; the flag-gesture.

a female associate, companion.

the flag of a country, army, troop, etc; a banner; a standard; an ensign.

the organ of sexual intercourse in men and through which urine is ejected; the penis.

in a drama, an interlaid episode that is fairly lengthy.