(fig.) a natural raised part of the earth's surface, usu. rising more or less abruptly; a hill.

(fig.) a very difficult, formadable task.

the large, evergreen ficus tree Ficus benghalensis of Moraceae family whose shoots grow from its branches and form new trunks, thus spread over a relatively wide area; a banyan tree.

a rope; a cord.

any small spherical object.

a kind of small, flat, round, spicy cake made of bengal gram, blackg gram, fried in oil.

the shell of any of mollusk Cypraea moneta; a cowrie.

similarity; likeness.

a circle or circular object.

Manmatha, the Love-God.

the liquid that is secreted from the temples of an elephant in rut.

the leavings in a dining plate.

the quality of being hot; heat; hotness.

a boy; a lad.

a young brāhmaṇa student.

an amount deducted by the purchaser from the value while paying cash against a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc. to cover his interest cost for the unexpired period; a discount.

an amount deducted while exchanging a foreign currency for a local currency to cover the profit for the exchanger.

the interest deducted in advance by one who lends money.

a giving a part of one's agricultural income for some purpose.

the portion so given; donation.

a fee or a percentage of the proceeds paid to a salesperson, broker, etc.; commission.

a counter-weight used to equal the weights of both the pans of a weighing balance.

the profit gained in a business.

extra quantity given by a seller to a buyer without any charge.

deprivation of profit; loss of one's investment in a business.

= ವಟ3 - 1.

= ವಟ3 - 1 & 2.

the first letter of a verse being repeated immediately after the pause in the same line.

a slightly bent sword, used symbolically by by Koḍava people on ceremonial occasions.

= ವಟ್ಟ.