the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; the navel.

the centre of a circle or the central region of anything.

the inner portion, region.

a sign added to some consonants in Kannaḍa to represent the aspirated form.

the hub of a wheel.

(fig.) a hollow, muscular organ of female mammals in which the ovum is deposited and the embryo and fetus are developed; the womb.

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

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

a kind of disease.

= 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.