to happen; to become obvious or conspicuous.

to become more, enlarged, swell or huge.

to enjoy; to rejoice.

to become elongated; to be stretched and made longer.

to become susceptible to flattery; to be gratified being praised.

ಉಬ್ಬಿದ ಕಪ್ಪೆ ಆನೆಯ ನುಂಗೀತೆ? ubbida kappa āneya nuŋgīte? (prov.) an ant-hill, however big it grows, cannot challenge the Everest.

growth; development; progress.

the force of forward movement; speed; vehemence.

joy; pleasure.

pride; arrogance.

convexity - a) the quality or condition of being convex; a protuberance; a boss; a knob; b) a convex surface.

a bruised area of tissue, of a surface of the body.

ಉಬ್ಬು ಏಳು ubbu ēḷu (a swelling) to appear on the skin (as from a blow on the body).

= ಊಬುಹುಲ್ಲು.

any bristle-like fibre or fibres, as on the head of wheat, barley, paddy, etc. awn.

the grass, Aristida adsensionis of Poaceae family.

its awn.

to move with some force (said of the wind or a current of air); to blow.

to blow air from the mouth.

temperature; warmth.

heat; sultriness.

difficult situation; distress; strait; trouble.

difficult breathing; panting for breath.

a generally chronic disorder characterised by wheezing, coughing, difficulty in breathing, and a suffocating feeling, caused by an allergy to inhaled substances, stress, etc.; asthma.

a feeling of resentful or discontented longing aroused by another person's better fortune, situation, etc.; envy.

to become more or excessive.

to cause to become more or excessive.

to flatter and make (someone) feel great; to coax with flattery and insincere talk; to wheedle; to cajole.

(correctly ಒಬ್ಬೆ) 1. the quantity (of grains, etc.) that can be pounded, ground in a mortar.

in taking meals, that much quantity of rice one mixes with soup or any spicy liquids.

(correctly, ಪುಬ್ಬೆ) 1. the eleventh lunar mansion.

the rain falling during the association of this lunar mansion with the moon.

heat; hotness; high temperature.

mental distress; anxiety; mental turmoil.

fervent activity; vehemence; zeal.

a process of washing cloth using boiling water, washing soda (sodium carbonate), etc. 5) an artificial process of making the fruits ripe fast by keeping them packed in straw, rice, etc.

undue pride; haughtiness.

ಉಬ್ಬೆಗೆ ಹಾಕು ubbege hāku to wash (dirty clothes) in steam; 2. to give the clothes for washing in this manner.

to keep the unripe fruits packed in straw or rice to hasten their ripening.

(only in the usage ಉಭ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಶುಭ ಇಲ್ಲ) being quiet, saying neither in favour nor against.