a hard, bivalve outer covering, as of mollusk, insect, egg, etc.; a shell.

the hard shell of a coconut covering the kernel; coconut-shell.

the top bony top portion of the skull.

a small chest or box with a lid, as for jewels; a casket.

a thin piece of wood, bone, etc., made by splitting or breaking; a sliver; a splinter.

a thin and sharp piece of wood; a splint.

a kind of musical instrument.

the outer covering of anything.

a single cluster of banana fruits.

a shell or vessel having a hollow with a pointed mouth, used to feed milk to babies.

(correctly, ಸಾಪ) a calling on God or the gods to send evil or injury down on some person or thing; a curse.

= ಸಾಫ3.

a calling on a god to send evil or injury down on some person or thing; a curse.

a scolding in a contemptuous language.

a formal declaration of one's intent and resolute decision that one would stand by it; an oath.

ಶಾಪತಟ್ಟು śapa taṭṭu = ಶಾಪತಗುಲು; ಶಾಪಹಾಕು śapa hāku to scold; to reprove; ಶಾಪಾದಪಿ ಶರಾದಪಿ in any way whatever; by any means, honest or dishonest; by hook or by crook; ಶಾಪತಗುಲು śapa tagulu (one's curse) to become effective.

any or several kinds of liquid foods made using dhal, spices, vegetables etc. for mixing it with rice.

any rich food.

a male cook.

= ಸಪ್ಪೆ.

(correctly, ಸರ್ಪ) a snake or serpent.

= ಸಾಫು1.

= ಸಾಫು2.

ಸಾಪುಮಾಡು sāpu māḍu = ಸಾಫುಮಾಡು.

the plant Ligustrum roxburghii of Oleaceae family.

its bulbous root.

another plant Ligustrum robustum of the same family.