a boy or man as he is related to either or both of his parents; a son.

a term of endearment used by elders in addressing boys.

(rightly, ಮುಖ) the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin; the face.

the mouth.

the point toward which something faces; direction.

the place or position directly before a person or thing; front.

confidence in oneself, one's own abilities, etc.; self-confidence.

the act or an instance of beginning; commencement.

the front portion of anything.

an elaborate celeboration in which oblations are given to a deity or several deities to propitiate them; a religious sacrifice.

= ಮಘೆ.

name of an island;(?).

name of a country(?).

a particular medicinal substance(?).

a kind of flower (?).

a gift; a reward.

riches; wealth.

delight; joy; pleasure.

(rightly, ಮಾಘ) the coldest season (usu. the last two months of Hindu lunar calendar); the winter season.

Māgha, the eleventh month in the Hindu lunar calendar year.

= ಮಾಗ - 2.

= ಮಕ್ಕಿ1.

a variable, multiple star, the brightest one in the constellation Leo, with a magnitude of 1.3; Regulus.

the rain that comes during the period in which the moon is associated with this star.

name of a festival.

an infant; a baby; a child.

ಮಕ್ಕಳತಾಯಿ makkaḷa tāyi the scandent, thorny shrub Asparagus racemosus of Liliaceae family; wild carrot; climbing asparagus; ಮಕ್ಕಳಾಟ makkaḷāṭa any very simple task; 2. trivial, frivolous behaviour; ಮಕ್ಕಳಾಟಿಕೆ makkaḷāṭike = ಮಕ್ಕಳಾಟ; 2. any article for children to play with; 3. a thing of little value or importance; ಮಕ್ಕಳುಮರಿ makkaḷu mari very young children in gen.; ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಂದಿಗ makkaḷondiga a man having many children; ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಂದಿಗಳು makkaḷondigaḷu = ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಂದಿಗಿತ್ತಿ; ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಂದಿಗಿತ್ತಿ makkaḷondigitti a woman having many children.

an earthen vessel used to scoop up or out water.