the tree Morinda tomentosa (=M. tinctoria) of Rubiaceae family.

an elder sister.

a woman elder to one (a term used to call or refer to an elder woman, with respect).

an affectionate term used to call young girls.

a general term suffixed to the names of women;

ಅಕ್ಕತಂಗಿಯರ ಕಲ್ಲು(ಗಳು) akkataŋgiyara kallu(gaḷu) (pl.) a set of two stones (usu. planted close to each other) of which one is taller; ಅಕ್ಕತಂಗಿಯರ ಕಟ್ಟೆ(ಗಳು) akkataŋgiyara kaṭṭegaḷu (pl.) two water tanks of different sizes situated very close to each other; ಅಕ್ಕತಂಗಿಯರ ಹಣ್ಣು akkataŋgiyara haṇṇu the fruit of the tropical American tree (Carica papaya) of the papaya family; papaya; ಅಕ್ಕತಂಗಿಯ ಬಳ್ಳಿ a kkataŋgiya baḷḷi the creeper, Gloriosa superba of Liliaceae family; ಅಕ್ಕ ನನ್ನವಳಾದರೆ ಭಾವ ನನ್ನವನೆ? akka nannavaḷādare bhāva nannavane? (prov.) a distant relative need not have concern as a blood relative has; ಅಕ್ಕ ಸತ್ತರೆ ಅಮಾವಾಸ್ಯೆ ನಿಲ್ಲದು akka sattare amāvāsye nilladu (prov.) the sun will not stop rising in the east if my alarm clock is not working; time and tide wait for no man; ಉಣ್ಣುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಉಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಕ್ಕನ್ನ ಕರೆ, ಕೋಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಕುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಭಾವನ್ನ ಕರೆ uṇṇuvudakke uḍuvudakke akkanna kare, kōḷakke hākuvudakke bhāvanna kare (prov.) to be blindly partisan in allocating the reward for the effort and blame for the failure; ಅಕ್ಕನ ಹಗೆ ಭಾವನ ನಂಟು akkana hage, bhāvana naṇṭu (prov.) a hen that cackles in owner's house and lays in another's; ಅಕ್ಕನನ್ನು ಅರಿಯದವಳು ನೆರೆಮನೆಯ ಬೊಮ್ಮಕ್ಕನನ್ನು ಬಲ್ಲಳೆ akkanannu ariyadavaḷu neremaneya bommakkanannu ballaḷe (prov.) can one, who cannot understand his own mother, understand another's?.

a game played with pawns of different kinds, on a chequered board; chess.

the sun.

a metal, in general.

a metal of reddish colour with atomic number 29; copper.

a man who washes clothes, as his profession; a washerman.

the caste of washermen, a notified backward caste;

ಅಗಸನ ಕತ್ತೆಯನ್ನು ದೊಂಬರವನಿಗೆ ತ್ಯಾಗಹಾಕು agasana katteyannu dombaravanige tyāgahāku (prov.) to donate liberally that which is not one's own; 'he robs Peter and pay Paul'; ಅಗಸನ ಬಡಿವಾರವೆಲ್ಲ ಹೆರವರ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಮೇಲೆ agasana baḍivāravella heravara baṭṭeya mēle (prov.) he that is proud of his fine clothes gets his reputation from his tailor; ಹೊಸದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗಸ ಗೋಣಿಯನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿ ಎತ್ತಿ ಒಗೆದ hosadaralli a gasa gōṇiyannu etti etti ogeda (prov.) a person new to a job, responsibility, etc. is very enthusiastic about working hard; a new broom sweeps well; 2. who begins too much accomplishes little.

an offence against religious or moral law; transgression of the law of a god; sin.

unhappy or unpleasant state resultant of some loss, disappointment or regret; sorrow; grief.

a situation affected by or caused by worry, pain, difficulty or danger.

religious defilement caused by birth or death in a family.

the cycle of birth, death and rebirth of an individual soul.

(myth.) name of a demon (known as ಅಘಾಸುರ).

want of health; disease; sickness.

the sun.

any metal in general.

copper, the hard metal with atomic number 29.

not moving; not capable of moving; not walking.

an interjection to show a thing at a distance or to mention something interesting or surprising;

ಅಕಾ ಎನ್ನುವಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ ಬರು akā ennuvaṣṭaralli baru to come, happen or occur immediately.

a faint-hearted person; one without courage; coward.

a useless person.

= ಅಕ್ಕ1.

the condition causing misery; want of happiness and comfort.

moral or religious offence or short-coming; a sin.

a herbal plant (?).

not involving labour; not requiring effort.

an interjection 'lo!' 'behold!'.

(used only in composition as in ಅಗಂ+ , ಅಗ<+, meaning) 'interioṛ, 'inside' (see ಅಗಂಗೊಳ್, ಅಗಪಡು).

having the character of a coward; cowardly.

having no use; not serving the purpose; useless.

a tree.

a hill or mountain.

a snake.

the sun.

the apparent blue canopy over our heads; the sky.