any of terrestrial or aquatic reptiles belonging to a large and widely distributed order Testudines, having a toothless beak and a soft body encased in a tough shell into which, usu. the head, tail, and four legs may be withdrawn: a turtle; a tortoise.

a furnace or oven for drying, burning or baking something, as bricks, grain or pottery ; a kiln.

the seed of the plant Brassica nigra; black mustard.

= ಆವೆಮಣ್ಣು.

= ಅವ್ವ1.

plural form of 'be' in third person, neuter gender.

(dial.) a thin, flat cake fried on in a pan; a pan-cake.

(pl. of ಅದು) the animals or things previously mentioned or understood by both or all the persons involved in a conversation; they; (sometimes, disrespectfully referred to persons also).

a female parent; a mother.

a respectful mode of addressing an elderly woman.

ಅವ್ವನ ಕೂಡೆ ಉಂಡರೇನು, ಅಪ್ಪನ ಕೂಡೆ ಉಂಡರೇನು? avvana kūḍe uṇḍarēnu, appana kūḍe uṇḍarēnu (prov.) no matter what the modality is, if the aim is achieved.

an interjection expressing wonder.