any bristlelike fiber or fibers, as on the head of barley, oats or wheat; the awn.

the pointed end of a weapon, instrument, awn, etc.

deep sympathy; compassion.

the bristlelike part (as the sting) of an insect.

any insect having such a part, as a caterpillar, wasp, scorpion, etc.

any of an order (Psittaciformes) of tropical or subtropical birds with a hooked bill, brightly coloured feathers, and feet having two toes pointing forward and two backward; a parrot.

name of a sage, son of Vyāsa.

Śiva.

the tree Bombax ceiba ( = B. malabaricum) of Bombacaceae family; Indian silk cotton tree.

the tree Albizzia julibrissin of Mimosae family; silken rose tree.

the tree Mangifera indica of Anacardiaceae family; mango tree.

the plant Artemisia indica of Asteraceae family.

another plant Artemisia maderaspatana ( = Grangea maderaspatana) of the same family.

= ಶಕ1 - 1.

a kind of plant.

heat; warmth.

the hottest season of the year; summer.

the condition of being oppressively hot; sultriness.

water converted into vapour; steam.

= ಶಾಖ1.

the quality of being hot; hotness; heat.

much hotness; great warmth; heat.

any herbaceous plant or a part (as leaves, fruits, stem, roots, etc.) that is eaten either raw or cooked; a vegetable.

any food prepared using a vegetable or vegetables.

power; strength.

the tree Tectona grandis of Verbenaceae famiy, with hard, yellowish-brown wood, used for house-building, furniture, etc.; teak; Indian oak.

one of the seven mythological divisions of the earth.

ಶಾಕಾಯ ಲವಣಾಯ śakāya lavaṇāya that much which would just be sufficient to meet the requirement of day's essentials; 2. (fig.) small earnings.

= ಶಾಖೆ - 1.

a doubt; a suspicion.