noun
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a human being; a woman or a man.
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(gen.) a man.
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a man of capacity; a capable man; a manly person.
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a soldier.
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a member of that branch of an army consisting of soldiers trained and equipped to fight chiefly on foot; a foot-soldier.
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a disciple.
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a person employed to perform services, esp. household duties, for another; a servant.
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a chess piece of the lowest value which can be moved only forward and one square at a time (or two squares on its first move), and which captures with a diagonal move; a pawn.
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a measure of depth or height, varying from five feet to six feet.
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ಆಳು ನೋಡಿದರೆ ಆಕಾರ, ಬಾಳು ನೋಡಿದರೆ ಬಾಯಿಬಡಿದುಕೋ ಬೇಕು āḷu nōḍidre ākāra, bāḷu nōḍidare bāyi baḍidukō bēku (said of a person) outwardly impressive, while inwardly useless; the appearance veils the essence; fat hens lay few eggs; ಆಳಾಗಬಲ್ಲವ ಅರಸಾಗಬಲ್ಲ āḷāga ballava arasāgaballa he who can work hard himself, may manage to get the work done too; he who cannot be a servant of many, will never be a master; ಆಳುಮಾಡಿದ್ದು ಹಾಳು, ತಾನು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದು ಉತ್ತಮ āḷu māḍiddu hāḷu, tānu māḍiddu uttama self-done is well done; depending on others for one's work to be done, is dangerous; ಆಳುದ್ದ ಭಾವಿಗೆ ಗೇಣುದ್ದ ಹಗ್ಗ āḷudda bhāvige gēṇudda hagga to work with insufficient means; to put a shark in a swimming pool.