a fish in gen.

a shrimp or a prawn.

that which has scales; a fish.

an artificial behavior meant to impress or cheat others; mannerism for effect; pretention.

outward form or appearance; aspect.

a kind of coiled, crisp cake made of the flours of rice, different pulses, spices by frying in oil or ghee.

the act or occupation of sharpening the cutting instruments and weapons.

= ಶಿಕಲ.

= ಶಿಕಲ.

of the colour of pure snow; white.

pure; perfect.

shining; lustrous.

the white colour.

the thick, whitish fluid secreted by the male reproductive organs and containing the spermatozoa; the semen.

the first fortnight of any lunar month, during which the visible portion of the moon gradually increases.

the thirty seventh year in the Hindu cycle of sixty years.

the eye.

a particular eye-disease.

Vaiśakha, the second month in the Hindu lunar calendar.

that which is big or large; a huge thing.

a valorous man; a hero.

a substance with a strong, penetrating odor, obtained from a small sac (musk bag) under the skin of the abdomen in the male musk deer; musk.

the water in which rice is washed before cooking.

Viṣṇu.

(math.) a symbol for the number seven.

(math.) a symbol for the number five.

(jain.) a meditating on the self; absolute meditation.

(astrol.) the twenty fourth of the twenty seven yogas.

a small portion separated from a whole; a piece.

any of the two equal portions of a whole; a half.

a broken piece of a pot; a pot-sherd.

the entire bony or cartilaginous framework of the head of a human; the skull.

any outer layer suggestive of skin, as rind, bark, etc.

a thin, horny plate forming the outer protective covering of the body in many fishes; the scale.