a kind of disease.

to speak slightingly of; to show disrespect for; to belittle; to disparage.

a pond or lake having lotus and other water-lily plants.

= ಹೊಗಳು1.

to praise; to extol; to flatter.

to set out the details in words clearly; to describe.

= ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆ.

the brittle crust or upper layer (as of a wound, dry land, etc.).

an act, the habit of speaking hurriedly and foolishly (as from fear, sickness, delirium, etc.).

a raised patch of skin, esp. of epidermis, filled with watery matter and caused by a burn, rubbing, etc.; a blister.

superiority in quality, quantity or number; pre-eminence; eminence; excellence.

great joy or happiness; delight.

an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit; vanity.

majestic and imposing magnificence or elegance.

the condition of being or becoming swollen in size; a swelling.