= ಶಿಲುಕು.

= ಶಿಲುಕು.

a chip, piece, bit or a small portion (as of a stone, wood, etc.).

the bark of a tree.

any of the thin, rigid, horny covering forming the outer protective covering of the body of certain insects or fish; scale.

one's younger sisteṛs husband.

a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a shaft with a sharp-pointed head; a spear.

a metal wire.

a thin wooden stick.

anything that has a pointed end (as a blade of grass, needle, etc.).

any of the parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate animal.

(bot.) the slender, stalk-like part of a carpel between the stigma and the ovary; the style.

a fish (that has scales on it).

= ಶಲ್ಲಕಿ.

the root of esculent water-lily.

a man who pretends; a pretender.

a tax or toll.

the money, property given to the bride's father by the bridegroom at the marriage.

amount paid to a prostitute by a man.

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

payment asked or given for professional services, admissions, licenses, tuition, etc.; a charge; a fee.

financial or monetary gain obtained from a business; profit.

a payment made in advance as a guarantee money for doing something.