an elder brother.

a respectful mode of addressing a male (irrespective of his age).

a term used (esp. in the southern parts of Karnāṭaka by some communities) to address father.

a term used to address a male sarcastically.

a castrated man, kept in charge of a harem; a eunuch.

a suffix to the names of males (either as a part of the name or used respectfully);

ಅಣ್ಣ ಸತ್ತರೆ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ ನಿಲ್ಲದು aṇṇa sattare huṇṇime 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; ಅಣ್ಣ ತನ್ನವನಾದರೆ ಅತ್ತಿಗೆ ತನ್ನವಳೇ? aṇṇa tannavanādare attige tannavaḷe? (prov.) a distant relative need not have concern as a blood relative; ಅಣ್ಣತಮ್ಮನಮರ aṇṇa tammana mara the tree Dipterocarpus indicus of Dipterocarpaceae family; Indian dipterocarp; ಅಣ್ಣನಂಕಕಾರ aṇṇanaŋkakāra a military title given to a man who fights for his elder brother; ಅಣ್ಣನ ಗಂಧವಾರಣ aṇṇana gandvāraṇa = ಅಣ್ಣನಂಕಕಾರ; ಅಣ್ಣನ ಬಂಟ aṇṇana baṇṭa = ಅಣ್ಣನಂಕಕಾರ; ಅಣ್ಣನ ಸಿಂಗ aṇṇana siŋga = ಅಣ್ಣನಂಕಕಾರ; ಪರವೆಂಡಿರಣ್ಣ paraveṇḍiraṇṇa one who regards another's wife as his own sister.

a small pond or a small stream (?).

a ceremonious impurity .

one's stepfather's son or stepmother's son by remarriage, who is elder to oneself.

foot-soldiers; a part of an army composed of such soldiers; infantry.

a disguise made of peacock-feathers or coconut palm leaf, used by an actor playing the role of a demon.

a suffix denoting direction, (as east, west etc.).

(dial.) a flat plank at the centre of a potter-wheel on which earthenwares are shaped.

the manner, way in which a thing or things to be kept or done; tidiness; orderliness.

the quality that pleases the sight; beauty.

the state of being ready for something; readiness; preparedness.

a favourable situation or opportunity.

the perfect arrangement of the warp and the woof in weaving.

a stick used in arranging the yarns on a loom(?).

a particle of matter so small that it cannot be further divided generally; an atom.

anything very small.

Śiva.

a variety in paddy plant, the paddy (or the rice) being smaller than the normal one.

the plant Panicum miliaceum of Poaceae family; hog millet.