the state of being crooked, curved.

the place where a change in direction occurs; a bend; a curve; a turn.

a narrow passage or place.

the act of shrinking oneself in size.

not long or not long enough; short.

ಮೊಟಕುಗೊಳಿಸು moṭakugoḷisu to cut short; to shorten.

to knock with the fist or backside of the fingers of the hand.

to cause to be in a certain position or place; to place; to set; to keep; to put.

to keep (something) from the knowledge of another or others.

to fix firmly.

to hold or keep back; to save from being expended, spoiled, etc.

to have the company of (usu. as an illicit sexual partner).

to deliver a blow; to beat.

to knock with the fist or backside of a finger.

to shout at; to reprimand; to rebuke severly.

to cause to contract in size.

that which is not sufficiently long or that which is shorter than what it should have been.

silently; quietly.

to cause to be in a certain position or place; to place; to set; to keep; to put.

to keep (something) from the knowledge of another or others.

to fix firmly.

to hold or keep back; to save from being expended, spoiled, etc.

to have the company of (usu. as an illicit sexual partner).

to deliver a blow; to beat.

to knock with the fist or backside of a finger.

to shout at; to reprimand; to rebuke severly.

to cause to hold within.

that which is not sufficiently long or that which is shorter than what it should have been.

the plant Phaseolus aconitifolius ( = Dolichos dissectus) of Papilionaceae family.

its bean; dew gram.

the tree Premna tomentosa of Verbenaceae family.

a little, crude house with thatched roof.