the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features; essence; substance.

stickiness or adhiesiveness of viscous liquids, slimy substances (as milk, curds, dough, etc.).

brilliant or gorgeous appearance, colouring, etc.; magnificence; splendour.

(hist.) a kind of tax.

wages paid to the farm workers in the form of farm produce.

a long, narrow, open container of wood, stone, metal etc. for holding water for animals.

an old unit of measure.

a narrow, long wooden plate fixed horizontally in a boat for passengers to sit on.

a container, usu. of clay, plastic, etc. to grow plants.

a device made of leather, for drawing water from a well, using an ox or a pair of oxen.

a group of people held together by the same system or methods of music, usu. belonging to a particular teacher or tradition; a tradition of music.

a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; a forest.

a garden, grove orchard or pleasure garden.

ಬನದಬ್ಬೆ banadabbe = ಬನಶಂಕರಿ; ಬನದ ಊಟ banada ūṭa a dining in a forest, garden or grove while on a pleasure trip, excursion; ಬನದಂಬಿಕೆ banadambike = ಬನಶಂಕರಿ; ಬನದ ಶಂಕರಿ banada śankari = ಬನಶಂಕರಿ; ಬನದ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ banada huṇṇime the full moonday in Puṣya, the tenth month of Hindu lunar calendar; 2. a festival observed on this day.

a kind of superior quality cloth.

= ಬಾನಿ1.

= ಬಾನು3.

the act or an instance of appearing; appearance.

the act of perceiving or the ability to perceive; mental grasp of objects, qualities, etc. by means of the senses; awareness; comprehension; perception.

the state of being conscious; awareness of one's own feelings, what is happening around one, etc.; consciousness.

the act or power of recollecting or calling back to mind; remembrance.

light; lustre; brightness.

to make earthenware pots, dishes, etc.