a man who buys and sells commodities for profit; a dealer; a trader; a merchnat.

a clan of Muslim traders originally from Arabia, settled in the coastal ditricts of Karnāṭaka and part of Kerala, who speak Tuḷu mixed with Malayālam.

a man belonging to this clan.

a percussion instrument consisting of a large hollow hemisphere of copper or brass and a parchment top that can be tightened or loosened to change the pitch; a kettledrum.

a percussion instrument consisting of big hollow cylinder with a mebrane stretched tightly over one end, the other being closed, played by beating with sticks; a huge drum.

an aspirant of liberation of one's soul from the cycle of births and deaths.

absence of rain for a prolonged period over a wide area; drought.

the condition of being extremely dry, parched; complete loss of moisture; aridity.

the condition of having high temperature; hotness.

greediness; covetousness.

extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large geographical area; famine.

(gen.) absence of anything.

till; upto (the point of time or point, place).

to come towards or in; to arrive.

to begin to grow; to shoot forth (as a plant from a seed).

(a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots.

(a plant) to have flowers and fruits in plenty.

to go forward; to proceed ahead.

to join or unite with.

to be got, obtained.

to be born or produced; to come into existence.

to burst suddenly into percepion; to flash.

to happen; to occur.

to become possible; to be feasible.

to come under another's hold, control.

the side of a human being between the ribs and hip; the flank.

the region on the side of something.

without covering or clothing; naked; nude; bare.

without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.

unadorned; bald; plain.

empty; having no stuff.

a blessing, favour, boon received from a god or a holy man.