(gen. pronounced with the vowel 'a') the forty seventh letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the thirty third consonant.

(math.) a symbol for the number eight.

(phil.) the realisation of the identify of one's self with the Supreme Soul.

an interjection used to express pain, wonder, mental shock, etc.

an interjection used to express anger, contempt, disagreement, etc.

to putforth a flower or flowers; to flower.

to become expanded; to spread out, unfold, enlarge, etc.

to be elated (from joy).

(gen.) a blossom of a plant; a flower.

a lotus flower.

an eye disease in which the crystalline lens or its capsule becomes opaque, causing partial or total blindness; cataract.

(fig.) that which is comfortable.

a picture drawn or painted (as on a paper, canvas, article, etc.).

anything that is soft (like a flower).

an indeclinable used to express one's consent.

an indeclinable used in calling a person's attention.

an indeclinable used to show one's disgust, disrespect, anger, etc.

an indeclinable used in calling a person's attention.

the plant Allamanda Cathartica of Apocynaceae family.