a container, as a folder, cabinet, etc., for keeping papers in order; a file.

an orderly arrangement of papers, cards, etc., as for reference; a file.

any plant product, as grain, flax, vegetables, etc; a fruit.

the edible plant structure of a mature ovary of a flowering plant, usu. eaten raw; a fruit.

the result, product or consequence of any action.

the object, end or purpose for which something is used; a use.

a strong wish or craving; a desire.

the periodic flow of blood and sloughed-off tissue from the uterus, discharged through the genital tract; menstrual flow; menses.

the cutting edge of a sword, knife, etc.

a long, broad, thick wooden board; a plank.

a broad, metal plate used by soldiers, policemen, to ward of blow and missiles; a shield.

a kind of flat percussion instrument, with a short brim, on which a skin membrane is tightly spread, and usu. played with two sticks.

the long wooden shaft of a plough.

the share of a plough; a plough-share.

the measure of a bounded region on a plane; area.

(math.) the quantity obtained by multiplying two or more quantities together; the product.

(math.) the quantity obtained by dividing a quantity from another quantity; quotient.

(math.) the second of the three quantities, used to find the fourth one.

the condition, quality or period of being pregnant; pregnancy.

a large, smooth, usu. dark surface of slate or other material on which to write or draw with chalk; chalkboard; a black-board.

ಫಲವಾಗು phalavāgu to bear fruit or fruits; 2. to become useful; to become beneficial; 3. to be accomplished, fulfilled; 4. (an embryo or foetus) to be conceived; ಫಲ ನಿಲ್ಲು phala nillu (an embryo or foetus) to be conceived.

an archaic gold coin.

the cutting blade of a plough; a plough share.

a collection of things usu. of the same kind tied, bundled or grouped together and considered as a single unit; a bunch.

the part of the face above the eyebrows; the forehead.

a garment of cotton.

= ಫಲ1.

bearing fruits.

a tree bearing fruits.

the plant Gloriosa superba of Liliaceae family; (?).

the creemer Clypea peltata of Menispermaceae family.

a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole; a piece.

leavings in a dining plate.