length - a) the linear extent of any thing as measured from end to end; b) the greater of two or greatest of three dimensions of a body or figure; c) the extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn; d) the extent from beginning to end, esp. of a period of time, a speech, etc; e) the full extent of one's body; f) (long) stretch or extent of land, hair, etc.; g) a unit of measure consisting of the length of an object (as, a man of standard height, in measuring the depth or height).

(loosely) the extent from the surface to a point in or towards bottom; depth.

(loosely) the distance from the bottom to the tip of an object standing erect on a surface; height.

ಉದ್ದಕು uddaku = ಉದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ; ಉದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ uddakkū all along; through out; (from beginning) till end; ಉದ್ದದ ಗಂಜಿ uddada gañji (dial.) a thin, easily digestible porridge made by cooking meal in water and taken with or without buttermilk; gruel; ಉದ್ದನೆಯ uddaneya measuring much from end to end in space or from beginning to end in time; not short or brief; b) measured from end to end rather than from side to side; c) of a specified extent in length; d) of greater than usual or standard length, height, etc.; d) ಉದ್ದಬಿದ್ದಮಾಗು uddabiddamāgu to lack order or regular arrangement; to be thrown into disorder or confusion.

a small or sub-channel to divert the water from a main one to paddy fields.

a developing; development; progress; improvement; advancement.

a person equal to another in strength, merit, etc.

to rub - a) to move one's hand, a cloth, etc. over (a surface or object) with pressure and friction, in a circular or back-and-forth motion; b) to move (one's hand, a cloth, etc.) over or spread or apply (polish, etc.) on or over, a surface or object in this way; c) to move (a thing) against something else or move (things) over each other with pressure and friction; d) to apply pressure and friction to, for cleaning, polishing, smoothing, etc.

to remove by rubbing; to rub out, off or away.

to arouse anger or irritation.

to produce sound by rubbing the stick on a drum.

an annual pulse plant Phaseolus mungo of Papilionaceae family.

its black seedpod; black gram.

ಉದ್ದುಹುರಿ uddu huri (fig.) to be engaged in a useless activity; ಉದ್ದು ಉಬ್ಬಿದರೆ ಮದ್ದಳೆ ಆದೀತೆ? uddu ubbidare maddaḷe ādīte? (prov.) an ant-hill, however big it grows, cannot challenge the Everest; ಉದ್ದು ಉರುಳಿದರೆ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿ ದಾಟೀತೆ? uddu uruḷidare heddāri dāṭīte? (prov.) one must know his limitations; ಉದ್ದು ಮದ್ದಲ್ಲ, ನಿದ್ದೆ ಯೋಗಿಗೆ ಸಲ್ಲ uddu maddige salla, nidde yōgige salla (prov.) utility of any thing must not be exaggerated nor should it be misconstrued; ಉದ್ದು ಮದ್ದಲ್ಲ, ಕಳ್ಳ ಸಬಗನಲ್ಲ್ಲ uddu maddige salla, kaḷḷa sabaganalla (prov.) = ಉದ್ದು ಮದ್ದಲ್ಲ, ನಿದ್ದೆ ಯೋಗಿಗೆ ಸಲ್ಲ.

= ಉದ್ದೇಶ - 1.

an end in view; an object; an aim; purpose.

a judgement, conviction or belief falling short of positive knowledge; a view regarded as probable; an opinion.

(phil.) the enunciation of a thing by its name (which is to be further discussed and explained) (the other two processes being ಲಕ್ಷಣ and ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ).

(phil. & log.) that part of a statement or utterance, which is followed by another.