a small, supple, soft-furred, domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus of Felidae family, bred in a number of varieties; a cat.

ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಉಚ್ಚೆ ಗಿಡ bekkina ucce giḍa the plant Lantana camara (var. aculeata) of Verbenaceae family; ಬೆಕ್ಕಿಗೆ ಜ್ವರ ಬರುವ ಮಾತು bekkige jvara baruva mātu = (correctly) ಬೆಂಕಿಗೆ ಜ್ವರ ಬರುವ ಮಾತು (see under ಬೆಂಕಿ); ಬೆಕ್ಕು ಕಣ್ಮುಚ್ಚಿಕೊಂಡು ಹಾಲು ಕುಡಿದಂತೆ bekku kaṇmuccikoṇḍu hālu kuḍidante a simile to express that the doer of wrong things does not know that others are watching him or her; 'you dance in a net and think that no body sees you'; ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಕಿಂಡಿ bekkina kiṇḍi (rightly, beḷakina kiṇḍi) an opening in the wall for light; ಬೆಕ್ಕಿಗೆ ಗಂಟೆ ಕಟ್ಟು bekkige gaṇṭe kaṭṭu to attempt at a dangerous undertaking for the welfare of others; ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ bekkina hejje a walking without making any sound; a stealthy walk; 2. the plant Ipomoea cairica ( = I. palmata) of Convolvulaceae family; ಬೆಕ್ಕಿಗೆ ಚೆಲ್ಲಾಟ, ಇಲಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಸಂಕಟ bekkige cellāṭa, ilige prāṇa sankaṭa the pleasures of the might are the tears of the poor; ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ತರುಡಿನ ಗಿಡ bekkina taruḍina giḍa the plant Crotalaria calycina of Papilionaceae family; ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ bekkina hejje baḷḷi the plant Boerhaavia chinensis ( = B. repanda) of Nyctaginaceae family; ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ತಲೆ ಗಿಡ bekkina tale giḍa the plant Sida veronicaefolia of Malvaceae family.

the nocturnal, carnivorous cat, Felis bengalensis (= Prionailurus bengalensis) resembling a leopard but smaller in size; the leopard-cat.

having little or no hair on the scalp; bald.

the side portion of the body from the armpit to the waist.

the small, xerophytic tree Gardenia gummifera of Rubiaceae family.

= ಬಕ - 1.

to split vertically.

to remove the material from the surface by or as by scratching with fingers or claws.

to make space in between, by pushing two things apart.

to remove soil with or as with a spade, shovel, etc. as to make a hollow, pit, etc.; to dig.

(fig.) to destroy completely.

the quality of being sweet; sweetness.

a variety of jackfruit tree.

its sweet fruit.

the act of splitting (vertically); an instance of this.

a piece or part separated by or as by splitting.

a long, deep, narrow opening; a rift.

a man having bald head.