the largest of the five fingers of the hand; the thumb.

the largest of the five small parts at the termination of the foot; the great toe.

breadth of a thumb, as a measure;

ಅಂಗುಷ್ಠ ಕಂಡು ರಾವಣನ ಬರೆ aŋguṣṭha kaṇḍu rāvaṇana bare (id.) to have a very sharp mental grasping and keen executing power; ಅಂಗುಷ್ಠ ಬಾತರೆ ಪರ್ವತವಾದೀತೆ? aŋguṣṭha bātare parvatavādīte (prov.) do not make a mountain out of a molehill; do not blow up a slight difficulty into a very serious one.

= ಅಂಕೋಲ.