(correctly, ಶನಿ) 1. name of a deity, a son of the Sun-God.

(astrol.) one of the nine planets that rule the destiny of all beings; the Saturn.

(astron.) the second largest planet in our solar system and sixth in distance from the sun; the Saturn.

(fig.) a perosn who persistently molests, annoys, vexes another or others.

a praying; supplication.

the act of giving, bestowing.

a religious service.

a woman who has authority, control or power, esp. the female head of an institution or other establishment; a mistress.

a woman as she is related to her husband; a wife.

a woman engaged in promiscuous activity with a man not married to or with several men for pleasure or money; a prostitute.

a sound (in gen.).

the sound produced by human voice.

a year of any calendar.

at all times; on all occasions; always.

for ever; eternally.

a dog.

a position (in society, professional field, etc.); a rank.

a person who originally belongs to or the oldest inhabitant of a place.

a temple of a bhūta, a demi-god.

made of jute fibres.

the act of sharpening (cutting weapons); whet.

an abrasive stone for sharpening knives or other edged tools; a whetstone.

a type of black stone 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 long cutting tool, having sharp teeth, used for cutting wood, a metal piece, etc., by moving to and fro repeatedly.

a weight of four māṣas.

a fabric made by weaving jute threads.