the annual herb Sesamum indicum ( = S. Orientale) of Pedaliaceae family; sesame plant.

its oil-yielding seeds; sesame.

totalling one more than six; seven.

(chiefly in composition) to pull towards; to attract; to bring forcibly toward.

tender; unripe; being in the early stage of development.

= ಏಳು2.

the act or an instance of going up; a rise.

ಏಳುಬೀಳು ēḷuīḷu the act or fact of going alternately up and down; 2. (in pl.) good and bad periods; prosperity and down fall; ups and downs; growing stronger and weaker alternatively.

fibre - a) a slender, threadlike structure that combines with others to form animal or vegetable tissue; b) the tissue so formed.

a thin line of twisted fibre; a twisted thread.

(fig.) something that leads out of a puzzle or to arrive at a definite solution or conclusion.

ಎಳೆಗಾಗಿ ಬಾಲ ಕಳೆದುಕೊ eḷegāgi bāla kaḷeduko (prov.) to lose one's fortune for a petty gain; to lose a ship for a half-penny worth of tar; ಎಳೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದರೆ ಹಚ್ಚಡ ನುಂಗಿದ eḷe sikkidare haccaḍa nuŋgida (prov.) a small amount of favour to a man not deserving it, might cost your fortune.

to pull forward; to bring forcibly after one.

to pull towards; to attract.

to draw a line; to construct in linear form.

to draw (a sword etc. out of its sheath).

to unduly lengthen (as a story, song, etc.); to slow down the pace.

the earth.

the plant Bambusa vulgaris of Poaceae family; bamboo cane.