light; brightness; splendour.

a ray of light or a pencil of rays.

the sun.

a ruler; a king or emperor.

(math.) a symbol for the number twelve.

(pros.) a group consisting of one short syllablic instant followed by one long and another short one (u-u); amphibrachys.

any earthenware as a pot.

a pile of earthen vessels.

a heap of dried cowdung cakes.

the sky.

heaven.

rain (falling from the clouds in the sky).

= ಬಾನಿ1.

(hist.) a kind of tax.

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

an extent of land, by the side of a piece of agricultural field, that has small trees, shrubs, etc.

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.

the faculty, power or act of speaking; speech.

Sarasvati, the Goddess of speech and knowledge.

a sound.

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.

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.