ಊಟ ಉಡುಗೆ ūṭa uḍuge the essentials as food and clothes; ಊಟದ ಅಂಗಡಿ ūṭada aŋgaḍi a commercial establishment that provides food at a cost; a hotel; ಊಟದ ತಾಟು ūṭada tāṭu a metal dining plate; ಊಟ ಉಪಚಾರ ūṭa upcāra (often wrongly used as ಊಟೋಪಚಾರ) food served and hospitality extended (to one's guests); ಊಟಮಾಡು ūṭa māḍu to eat one's meal; ಊಟಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲದ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ ಯಾತಕ್ಕೂ ಬೇಡ ūṭakkillada uppinakāyi yātakkū bēḍa (prov.) a thing not got when it is need, is useless; a book that is shut is but a block; ಅಗ್ರಸಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಊಟ ಚಂದ್ರಸಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿದ್ರೆ agrasāleyalli ūṭa candrasāleyalli nidre (prov.) lead a irresponsible life (caring not for even one's family); ಊಟ ಬಲ್ಲವನಿಗೆ ರೋಗವಿಲ್ಲ ūṭaballavanige rōgavilla (prov.) eat and drink measuredly and defy the medicine; ಊಟ ತನ್ನಿಚ್ಛೆ ನೋಟ ಪರರಿಚ್ಛೆ ūṭa tannicche, nōṭa pararicche (prov.) each one has his own taste of food, which cannot be generalised; ಊಟಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲದವ ಕಾಟ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಾನೆ ūṭakkilladava kāṭa koḍuttāne (prov.) snatch a poor man's bread to turn him antisocial; ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಮೊದಲು ಗಾದೆ, ಊಟಕ್ಕೆ ಮೊದಲು ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ mātige modalu gāde, ūṭakke modalu uppinakāyi (prov.) a proverb is as essential for a meaningful and effective communication, as the pickles are for a good meal; ಊಟ ಕೌರವರಲ್ಲಿ, ಪಕ್ಷ ಪಾಂಡವರಲ್ಲಿ ūṭa Kauravaralli, pakṣa Paṇḍavaralli (prov.) get the benefits from one, but support his rival.