a taking of one's chief meal of the day.

the chief meal of the day.

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.

a net made of thick strings of fibres used to hold vessels etc.

a ring at the corner of a cradle for hanging it using a rope.

to rise to go; to get up.

a harmless, moderate-sized, tropical lizard, Iguana tuberculata, of Iguanidae family, that feed on insects or vegetation and have a row of spines from neck to tail, which is known for its grip and is used in scaling forts; the common iguana.

ಉಡದ ಹಿಡಿತ uḍadahiḍita a very firm grip.

to split (oneself) into pieces; to come apart; to break.

to cause to come apart by force; to split or crack sharply into pieces; to break; to smash.

to wind two or more threads or strands of cotton, silk, etc. around one another so as to produce a cord or rope.

to emit or reflect light; to shine brightly; to be resplendent.

to begin to grow or germinate; to give off shoots or buds; to sprout.

the part of the body between the ribs and the hips; the waist.

the part of a garment that covers the waist.

a pouch made in front by women by folding or doubling a part of their sari (the loose, long cloth worn round the waist loosely covering the chest and one shoulder also) to hold something;

ಉಡಿಗೆ ಹಾಕು uḍige hāku to give (a child) to a woman for taking care of; ಉಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಕು uḍiyalli hāku = ಉಡಿಗೆ ಹಾಕು.

a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole; a piece.