the act or process of examining or analysing.

the act, instance of thinking seriously and deeply.

the act or instance of giving protection.

the act or processing of tending the sick, injured, etc.); nursing.

the act or process of being digested .

the act or process of washing rice in water before being cooked.

= ಅರಕ1.

to deposit a coating of metal, esp. of gold or silver, on by electrolysis; an electroplating.

the quality or state of being deficient; absence of something essential; incompleteness; deficiency.

deficient quantity; shortfall.

(dial.) refined lac, a resin usually produced in thin, flaky layers or shells and used in making varnish, sealing packets etc.

= ಅರಕ1.

= ಅರಕು2.

(food) to change in the stomach and intestines by the action of gastric and intestinal juices, enzymes, into a form that can be absorbed by the body; to be digested.

to become one's absolute property (as the swindled money, escaping the legal consequences).

to rot; to decline in excellence; to decay.