a hand that is stretched out in supplication.

a person who seeks, is seeking, humbly some food, money or help from others; an indigent person.

to lower in rank or esteem; to treat disgracefully; to humble.

a suffix used to derive the meaning in masculine sense 'one who is engaged in or playing with'.

close proximity; a distance that can be reached by stretching one's arm.

a dried piece of wood used as fuel.

to become dense or thick; to be situated very closely.

(dial.) a three-legged wooden stool used while winnowing in the field.

the tree Areca catechu of Arecaceae family.

its nut; areca.

a worthless material;

ಅಡಕೆಗೆ ಎಣಿಸು, ಕೊಳ್ಳು, ಬಗೆ aḍakage eṇisu, koḷḷu, bage (fig.) to consider worthless; to lower in dignity or estimation; to bring into contempt; to degrade; ಅಡಕೆ ಕದ್ದ ಮಾನ ಆನೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟರೂ ಬಾರದು aḍake kadda māna āne koṭṭarū bāradu (prov.) the respect lost for trivial things cannot be recovered by good deeds however great they are; a wounded reputation is seldom cured; ಅಡಕೆ ಕದ್ದರೂ ಕಳ್ಳ, ಆನೆ ಕದ್ದರೂ ಕಳ್ಳ aḍake kaddarū kaḷḷa, āne kaddarū kaḷḷa (prov.) a thief is called a thief even though the thing stolen is worthless; ಅಡಕೆ ಕದ್ದವ ಆನೆಯನ್ನೂ ಕದ್ದಾನು aḍake kaddava āneyannū kaddānu (prov.) he that will steal an egg will steal an ox; ಅಡಕೆ ಉಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಕಬಹುದು, ಮರವಾದಮೇಲೆ ಆಗದು aḍake uḍiyalli hākabahudu, maravādamēle āgadu (prov.) best to bend while a twig.

any of the two small sticks used by the Chinese instead of a fork; a chop-stick.

(dial.) a three-legged wooden stool used while winnowing in the field.

going or running behind.

chasing.