a sharp, lifeless excrescence on a plant; a spine; a prickle; a thorn.

a plant that is full of thorns; a prickly plant.

the sharp point of anything.

a sharp-pointed organ in insects and certain other animals, used to prick, wound or inject poison (as a scorpion does); a sting.

a slender, pointed metal piece at the centre of the beam of a weighing balance, that indicates the difference in wieights between the two pans.

a sharp device fixed to the shoe of a rider, to urge or stir the horse into action by prodding.

any long, stiff, prickly spines of a porcupine.

any bristlelike fibre or fibres, as on the head of barley, oats or wheat; an awn.

an indicator (either of the two or any of the three, sometimes) of time in the conventional clock or watch; a hand.

the plant Solanum ferox of Solanaceae family; hairy nighty shade.

the writing point of a fountain pen or quill pen; a nib.

(fig.) an annoyance, irritation; repeated botheration.

ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹೊಯಿಸು muḷḷu hoyisu = ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹಾಕಿಸು; ಮುಳ್ಳಿನ ಮೇಲಿರು muḷḷina mēliru (fig.) to be restless (being in a place, position); ಮುಳ್ಳಾಡಿಸು muḷḷāḍisu to rake up an old issue to cause mental pain again. ಮುಳ್ಳನ್ನು ಮುಳ್ಳಿನಿಂದಲೇ ತೆಗೆ muḷḷannu muḷḷinindalē tege counter a trickery by another trickery itself; to delude art by art; ಮುಳ್ಳಾಗು muḷḷāgu (fig.) to cause pain, obstacle, agony, etc. again and again; ಮುಳ್ಳಿನ ಕಿರೀಟ muḷḷina kirīṭa a position, power, honour etc. which is most uncomfortable; ಮುಳ್ಳಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಾಕಿದ ಬಟ್ಟೆ muḷḷina mēle hākida baṭṭe a very delicate issue which may turn worse, if not handled carefully; ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹಾಕಿಸು muḷḷu hākisu to make a number of shallow dents on the surface of grinding stone, mortar, etc. to grind well; ಮುಳ್ಳೇಳು muḷḷēḷu to have horripilation (as from fear, cold, wonder, joy, detgestation, etc.); ಮುಳ್ಳಿನ ಹಾಸಿಗೆ muḷḷina hāsige a position, power, etc. which is most uncomfortable.

dirt; filth; dust; impurity.

any of the bodily excretions as faeces, sweat, phlegm, etc.

the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture; rust.

an offence against god; any act regarded as such a transgression, esp. a willful or deliberate violation of some religious or moral principle; a sin.

any flaw, defect or shortcoming; a blemish.

that which is unfit for religious purpose.

a hole or cavity in a diamond, considered as a defect.

any of the three humours of the body, wind, bile or phlegm.

that which corrupts the soul and keep it in ignorance.

a male cat; (2) (fig.) a big, slow, fat person; a lubber.

a wide extent of level country; a plain land.

a field wehre salt is made from sea-water.

a heap of salt.

= ಮಾಹಳ.

an open field.

an extent of land elevated well above the lands surrounding it; a mound.

a wood by the side of a village.

the act or an instance of cheating.

= ಮಳ್ಳಿ2.

the continuous fall of water drops from the clouds; rain.

torn; pulled apart; rent.

mean; of low quality or importance.

a man with torn ear or a he who does not have external part of the ear.

a man lacking normal intelligence; a stupid, senseless fellow.

a physically disabled man; a handicapped man.

lack; deficiency; absence.

a man of little or no importance.