a type of black stone formerly used to test the purity of gold or silver by the streak left on it when it was rubbed with the metal; a touchstone.

a learned man; a scholar.

a plot of land prepared for conducting a religious sacrifice on.

a raised flooring or platform for performers, speakers, etc.; a stage.

bulkiness or largeness of body; fatness; portliness.

the act of killing (a person or animal).

a woman who has just been married or is about to be married; a bride.

a woman (in gen.).

a woman as related to her husband; a wife.

wife of one's son; a daughter-in-law.

the plant Trigonella corniculata of Papilionaceae family.

the root of this plant used in preparing perfumes.

a man who speaks well and sensibly.

moved with some force; blown.

air in motion; wind.

wind or air, as one of the three humours of the body.

Vāyu, the Wind-God.

a morbid affection of the windy humour in the body; gout; rheumatism.

the plant Justicia gendrussa ( = Gendrusa vulgaris) of Acanthaceae family.

(pros.) a metrical foot consisting of two short syllablic instants followed by a long one (uu-); anapaestus.

the act or an instance of killing.