husked grain of the grass Oryza sativa, used as food, rice.

any grain resembling the rice grain.

a small dot, to further draw ornamental lines and figures with various powders, in front of a deity or house.

whole grains of rice mixed with turmeric and used in religious ceremonies;

ಅಕ್ಕಿಯ ಭೋಜ akkiya bhōja = ಅಕ್ಕಿಬೋಜ; ಅಕ್ಕಿಯಮೇಲೆ ಆಸೆ, ನೆಂಟರ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಇರು akkiya mēle āse, neṇṭara mēle prīti iru (prov.) to desire to have the advantage of both alternatives; to eat one's cake and have it too; I love you, but touch not my pocket; ತಲೆಯಮೇಲೆ (ನಾಲ್ಕು) ಅಕ್ಕಿಯ ಕಾಳು ಹಾಕು taleyamēle (nālku) akkiyakāḷu hāku (prov.) to give in marriage; to bless in a marriage; ಬಾಯಿಗೆ ಅಕ್ಕಿಯ ಕಾಳು ಹಾಕು bāyige akkiyakāḷu hāku (prov.) to do the last ritual to a dead person before cremation ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಕರ್ಚಾಗಬಾರದು, ಅಕ್ಕನ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಬಡವಾಗಬಾರದು akki karcāgabāradu, akkana makkaḷu baḍavāgabāradu (prov.) = ಅಕ್ಕಿಯಮೇಲೆ ಆಸೆ, ನೆಂಟರಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಇರು; ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟು ಉಣ್ಣುವ ಹಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಅಕ್ಕನ ಹಂಗೇನು? akkki koṭṭu uṇnuva hāgiddare akkana haŋgēnu? (prov.) while one is self-sufficient, whose obligation should he be humiliated by; ಅಕ್ಕಿಬೇಳೆಕೊಟ್ಟು ಅಕ್ಕ ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರಸಾದ ಎನ್ನು akki bēḷe koṭṭu akka ninna prasāda ennu (prov.) = ಅಕ್ಕಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟು ಉಣ್ಣುವ ಹಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಅಕ್ಕನ ಹಂಗೇನು? ಅಕ್ಕಿಸೊಂಡಿಲು ಕೀಟ akkisoṇḍilu kīṭa any of various families of beetles (esp. Curculionidae) having the head prolonged into a projecting beak that usually curves downward, and including many pest species that feed, esp. as larvae, on rice; rice weevil.

the organ of sight; the eye.

(slang) a bird.

the apparent blue canopy over our heads; the sky.

a herbal plant (?).

want of health; disease; sickness.

a tree.

a hill or mountain.

a snake.

the sun.

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

an interjection 'lo!' 'behold!'.

= ಅಕ್ಕ1.

not involving labour; not requiring effort.

the condition causing misery; want of happiness and comfort.

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

the sun.

any metal in general.

copper, the hard metal with atomic number 29.

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).

having the character of a coward; cowardly.

having no use; not serving the purpose; useless.

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.

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.

= ಆಕಾಶ.