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.

= ಪೋತಕಿ.

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.

(hist.) a kind of tax.

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

= ಪತಂಗ1 - 1 & 6.

a unit or division of an army.

a group of persons.

a small, flat, round or square ornamental piece of metal (as of gold) hung by a string (as in a necklace) worn round the neck.

a small flat piece of metal, bearing an inscription or design, issued to commemorate a person, action or event or given as a reward for bravery, merit or the like; a medal.

a man versed well in reciting of vedic hymns in ಪದಪಾಠ method (see: ಪದ2 - 16).

a kind of ornament.

a kind of plant.

a more or less detailed alphabetical listing, in a book, of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed; an index.

(pros.) a metrical stanza.

= ಪದಕ - 1.

a walking.

a man who goes or travels on foot; a walker.

a foot-soldier.