1. ಆಶಯ

    ♪ āśaya
      noun
    1. anything intended or planned; an aim; an end or purpose; intention.
    2. opinion - a) a belief not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge but on what seems true, valid or probable to one's own mind; judgಎment; b) an evaluation, impression or estimation of the quality or worth of a person or thing.
    3. the mind or heart as a seat of feeling.
    4. a place of dwelling or shelter; or that which supports; a support; a prop.
    5. a container or a place that holds water; a water vessel; a reservoir; a lake.
    6. a bag; a pouch; a cover.
    7. the process of educating and refining one's mind, way of thinking, attitude, etc.
    8. water.
    9. a thing or things owned; possessions collectively; esp., land or real estate owned; property.
    10. the tree Artocarpus integra (=A. heterophyllus) of Moraceae family; jack tree.
    11. its fruit; jack fruit.
    12. a man giving or spending grudgingly or only through necessity; a miserly man.