1. ಅಪ್ಪಿಸು

    ♪ appisu
      verb
    1. to cause to embrace.
  2. ಅಪ

    ♪ apa
      noun
    1. a suffix to the names of men, adding meaning respectfully 'father' 'respectful man' etc.
  3. ಆಪ

    ♪ āpa
      noun
    1. the colourless, transparent liquid occurring on earth as rivers, lakes, oceans, etc., and falling from the clouds as rain; water.
  4. ಅಪ್ಪ

    ♪ appa
      noun
    1. a man who has begotten a child; the male parent; father.
    2. a mode of addressing one's father.
    3. a suffix to male names.
    4. a mode of addressing any man deserving of respect or reverence because of age, position, etc.
    5. a term of endearment in addressing boys.
    6. a man or a thing, greater, bigger or more harmful, than the other; the daddy of all.
    7. ಅಪ್ಪ ಅಮ್ಮ ಅನ್ನು appa amma annu to beseech humbly; ಅಪ್ಪ ಅಮ್ಮನ ಜಗಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಸು ಬಡವಾಯಿತು appa ammana jagaḷadalli kūsu baḍavāyitu (prov.) when two bigs fight, it is the vulnerable that suffers; ಅಪ್ಪನ್ನ ಅಪ್ಪ ಅನ್ನದವ ಚಿಕ್ಕಪ್ಪನ್ನ ಅಪ್ಪ ಅಂದಾನೆ? appanna appa annadava cikkappanna appa andāne (prov.) does one, who does not respect his own father, respect any another person? ಅಪ್ಪ ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದ ಬಾವಿಯೆಂದು ಉಪ್ಪುನೀರನ್ನು ಕುಡಿ appa kaṭṭisida bāviyendu uppunīrannu kuḍi (prov.) = ಅಪ್ಪ ಹಾಕಿದ ಆಲಮರ ಅಂತ ನೇಣು ಹಾಕಿಕೊ; ಅಪ್ಪ ಹಾಕಿದ ಆಲದಮರ appahākida āladamara (fig.) unquestioned belief, profession or sentiment that has been handed over from a father to his son; ಅಪ್ಪ ಹಾಕಿದ ಆಲಮರ ಅಂತ ನೇಣು ಹಾಕಿಕೊ appahākida āladamara anta nēṇu hākiko (prov.) to cling to the tradition despite it being foolish, unprofitable or not advantageous; a man may love his house, yet not ride on the ridge; ಅಪ್ಪ ಸತ್ತು ಆರು ತಿಂಗಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದು ಹುಚ್ಚು ಮಾವ ಕೊರಳುಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡು ಅತ್ತ appa sattu āru tiŋgaḷige bandu, huccumāva koraḷukaṭṭikondu atta (prov.) to show sympathy hypocritically; or in a stupid manner.
  5. ಅಪ್ಪ

    ♪ appa
      noun
    1. a small round sweet cake made of rice flour, coconut, jaggery, etc. and fried in ghee or oil.
    2. a swollen part of the body;
    3. ಅಪ್ಪ ತಿಂದರೆ ಸಾಲದೆ ಕಾವಲಿ ಛಿದ್ರ ಏಕೆ? appa tindare sālade, kāvali chidra ēke (prov.) no matter what the vessel is, the wine must be good.
  6. ಅಪ್ಪ

    ♪ appa
      interjection
    1. an interjection to express astonishment, pain or fatigue.
  7. ಅಪ್ಪಿ

    ♪ appi
      noun
    1. a term of endearment in addressing boys.
  8. ಅಪ್ಪು

    ♪ appu
      verb
    1. to clasp in the arms, usually as an expression of affection or desire; to hug; to embrace.
    2. to come to pass; to happen; to occur; to befall.
    3. to put on; to wear.
    4. to accept readily (a new religion, philosophy, view point etc.); to avail oneself of.
  9. ಅಪ್ಪು

    ♪ appu
      noun
    1. the act of embracing; an embrace; affectionate clasping.
  10. ಅಪ್ಪು

    ♪ appu
      noun
    1. = ಅಪ್ಪಿ.
  11. ಅಪ್ಪು

    ♪ appu
      noun
    1. (phil.) one of the five basic elements; water.
  12. ಅಪ್ಪೆ

    ♪ appe
      noun
    1. a kind of sweet dish.
  13. ಅಪ್ಪೆ

    ♪ appe
      noun
    1. a kind of berry used for pickles.
    2. the plant bearing these berries.
  14. ಅಪ್ಪೆ

    ♪ appe
      noun
    1. a kind of plant .
  15. ಅಪ್ಪೈಸು

    ♪ appaisu
      verb
    1. to offer; to submit; to hand over.
    2. to take shelter; to be housed.
    3. to cause to agree; to convince.
  16. ಆಪು

    ♪ āpu
      noun
    1. a kind of reed, Typha anguistifolia of Typhaceae family.
    2. the reed Typha angustata of the same family; elephant grass; reed mace.
  17. ಆಪು

    ♪ āpu
      noun
    1. a piece of hard material, esp. of wood, tapering from a thick back to a thin edge that can be driven or forced into a narrow opening, as to split wood; a wedge.
  18. ಆಪು

    ♪ āpu
      verb
    1. to be able to.
  19. ಆಪು

    ♪ āpu
      noun
    1. bravery; prowess; valour; might.
    2. the quality of being intense; esp. a) extreme degree of anything; b) great energy or vehemence of emotion, thought or activity; intensity; impetuousness.
    3. the quality or habit of being kind; kindness.
  20. ಆಪೆ1

    ♪ āpe
      noun
    1. a long-handled, cuplike spoon, made using coconut shell, for dipping out liquids; a ladle.