any bristlelike fibre or fibres, as on the head of wheat, barley, paddy, etc. awn.

similar sharp fibre on leaves of some plants.

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

(correctly, ಸುಖ) 1. a pleased feeling; enjoyment; delight; satisfaction; pleasure.

the state of being or doing well; condition of health, happiness, and comfort; well-being; prosperity; welfare.

giving delight; very pleasing; delightful.

agreeable; gentle.

apt; proper; appropriate.

joy; pleasure; delight.

(astrol.) the fourth house from the birth house.

(correctly, ಶಕ) 1. a system of reckoning time by numbering the years from some important occurrence or given point of time etc.; an era.

a period of time considered in terms of noteworthy and characteristic events or developments; an epoch.

(masc.) an intimate companion; a friend; a confidant.

the abode of gods; heaven; paradise.

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

a system of reckoning time by numbering the years from some important occurrence or given point of time (as Śalivāhana śaka, Vikrama Śaka, Krista śaka (Christian era), etc.; an era.

a period of time considered in terms of noteworthy and characteristic events, developments; an epoch.