name of a famous mythological mountain (believed to be the abode of Brahma.

the central bead in a rosary, that is slightly lager in size than others.

that which surpasses others of its kind; an excellent thing.

a most important, principal person in an organisation, movement, etc.

the central digit of the forefinger, middle-finger or ring-finger.

the tree Melanorrhoea usitata of Anacardiaceae family; black varnish tree.

a kind of tree.

the tree Sterculia foetida of Sterculiaceae family.

its nut.

to bend the fingers inwards with some force, as to produce sharp, cracking noise; to crack one's fingers.

to curse by cracking one's fingers.

= ಬೆಳವು2.

the tree Sterculia urens of Sterculiaceae family; false tragacanth.

(fig.) thickly populated, situated, etc.

harsh; hard; rough.

big; large; huge.

(fig.) not interesting; boring; dull.

a plant having a strong, thick, woody main stem or trunk ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usu. developing branches at some distance from the ground; a tree.

a trunk of a tree either or not cut and prepared, useful in building houses, ships, etc.; wood; lumber or timber.

ಮರಮಟ್ಟು maramaṭṭu (pl.) trees, shrubs, and other plants; ಮರ ಹೊಡೆ mara hoḍe to draw a heave, long wood on ploughed area to level the ground; ಮರನ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿ marana biṭṭi a kind of arch. tax; ಮರದಧೂಪ marada dhūpa the tree Vateria indica ( = V. malabarica) of Dipterocarpaceae family; white dammar; ಮರಮುಂಡು mara muṇḍu = ಮರಮಟ್ಟು; ಮರದ ಜಡೆ marada jaḍe a root like extension that grows from the branch of a tree (as banyan), take root in the ground, later becomes an additional trunk; an aerial root; ಮರಗುಜ್ಜು mara gujju (fig.) the fact of being very short (in height); dwarfishness; ಮರನಾಗು maranāgu to become numb; to be temporarily deprived of sensation.

the tree Sideroxylon tomentosum ( = Xantolistomentosa) of Sapotaceae family; iron wood.