a mixture of different colours; that which is of several or many colours.

the act or process of going up, ascending, climbing.

a manually operated instrument working on the principle of the lever, used for lifting water from below, usu. from a well; a water-lift.

a manually operated instrument having a long beam turning on a pivot, a pounding club at one end used to hull paddy; a non-mechanised paddy-pound.

to what place; towards which direction

ಎತ್ತಹೋದರೂ ಮೃತ್ಯು ಬಿಡದು etta hōdarū mřtyu biḍadu (prov.) there is no escape from death; death meets us wherever we are; ಎತ್ತ ಬಿದ್ದರೂ ಮೂಗುಮೇಲೆ etta biddarū mūgu mēle (prov.) he does not accept his defeat even when he is humbled; though vanquished, he could argue still.

a wood piece used as fuel for cooking food.

elevation or distance above a given level; height.

the chest - a) that part of the mammalian body between the neck and the abdomen in whose cavity the heart and lungs lie; b) the middle of the three chief divisions of the body of an insect or the corresponding part of a crustacean or an arachnid; c) the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen in humans.

the pair of mammary glands extending from the chest in adult human females; the female breasts.

the heart, the organ that maintains blood circulation in the body.

one's feelings or sentiments.

courage; bravery; manly spirit; self-confidence.

ಎದೆ ಡವಡವಗುಟ್ಟು/ಡವಡವ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಿರು ede ḍavaḍavaguṭṭu/ḍavaḍava ennuttiru (fig.) (one's heart) to beat strongly or fast as from emotion, fear, anxiety, etc.; to be nervous or anxious about something; ಎದೆ ಧಸಕ್ಕೆನ್ನು ede dhasakkennu (fig.) (one's courage, self-confidence, bearing capacity) to be lost from fear, unexpected loss, loss of support etc.; ಎದೆ ಬರು ede baru (fig.) (chiefly in negative sense) (courage, resoluteness, etc.) to be got; ಎದೆ ಬಿಚ್ಚಿ ಮಾತನಾಡು ede bicci mātanāḍu (fig.) to tell what all one has in mind or feels like telling; to talk open-heartedly; ಎದೆಯನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಲು ಮಾಡಿಕೊ edeyannu kallu māḍiko (fig.) to become hard-hearted; to become unyielding; to brace (oneself) to face danger, suffering, etc; to nerve oneself; ಎದೆಯನ್ನು ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊ edeyannu gaṭṭi māḍiko = ಎದೆಯನ್ನು ಕಲ್ಲು ಮಾಡಿಕೊ; ಎದೆಯನ್ನು ಚುಚ್ಚು edeyannu cuccu (fig.) to prick one's conscience; to cause one feel guilty; ಎದೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುಳಿತಿರು edeya mēle kuḷitiru (fig.) to cause a compelling influence; to constrain; to force (to do); ಎದೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೈಯಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಹೇಳು edeya me1le kaiyiṭṭukoṇḍu hēḷu (fig.) to tell (something) truthfully and confidently; ಎದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವಲಕ್ಕಿ ಕುಟ್ಟಿದಂತಾಗು edeyalli avalakki kuṭṭidantāgu (fig.) (the heart) to throb fast and strongly as from fright; ಭಾರವಾದ ಎದೆ bhāravāda ede a heart fraught with grief or disappointment; ಎದೆ ಸೀಳಿದರೂ ಎರಡಕ್ಷರ ಇರದಿರು ede sīḷidarū erḍakṣara iradiru (prov.) to be an absolute illiterate; ಎದೆಕಂದು edekandu to lose courage; to become diffident or frightened; ಎದೆಕೊಡು ede koḍu (fig.) to feed (a baby) milk from the breast; to suckle; to nurse; to breast-feed; 2. to take up the responsibility boldly; ಎದೆಹಣ್ಣಾಗು ede haṇnāgu to lose courage completely.

to breathe quickly, spasmodically or in a laboured manner; to pant.

any of various relatively large rodents of Hystricidae family, having stiff sharp erectile bristles mingled with the hair; a porcupine.

ಏದಿನ ಮುಳ್ಳು ēdina muḷḷu = ಏದುಮುಳ್ಳು; 2) (dial.) (fig.) a person who causes others fight mutually.

what one (or ones) of the number of things or events mentioned or implied?.

(correctly, ಯತಿ)an ascetic who has subdued his passions and renounced worldly attachments.

to raise to a higher position; to lift; to elevate.

to hoist (a flag).

to cause (water) to flow into a farm, field etc.

to take away or snatch (something) from another using force or threat.

to march against a country or king with an intention to wage a war and conquer.

to gather; to collect (money, subscription, help etc).

to serve food (to a person).

to cause to wake up from sleep; to wake up.

to construct; to build up.

to wave lighted lamps (before a deity).

to offer oblations.

to select; to choose.

to set free or save from evil or danger.

to speak or write something what is said or written by him earlier; to repeat a passage from another's or one's earlier book; to cite an example; to quote.

to begin; to commence.

to find how many times (one quantity) contains another; to divide.

to pick up (as, to chose one thing among many, as in lottery).

to take a liquid, esp. liquor, into the mouth and swallow it; to drink.

to cause to drink.

ಎತ್ತಿ ಆಡಿಸು etti āḍisu to handle tenderly, lovingly (a child); ಎತ್ತಿ ಆಡು etti āḍu to express one's comments charging another with commission of impropriety, etc. ; to talk about another's past deed as to injure him; ಎತ್ತಿ ಎಣಿಸು etti eṇisu = ಎತ್ತಿ ಆಡು; ಎತ್ತಿ ಎಸೆ etti ese to throw away or out (using force, often in anger or contempt); ಎತ್ತಿಕಟ್ಟು etti kaṭṭu to build up; to construct above a level; 2. (fig.) to incite or provoke hatred in a person against another; to instigate; ಎತ್ತಿಕಳೆ etti kaḷe to remove (completely from); to ward off; ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗು ettikoṇḍu hōgu to carry away; to take away; to abduct; to steal; ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಡು etti koḍu (in singing) to assist one to commence or recover the forgotten portion (from behind); 2. to provoke the ill-feeling of a person against another; ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ ettikoḷ to take up (a child, person) in to one's arms; 2. to take, quote or adapt a statement, passage etc. from another's statement, writing or book; 3. to take up a matter for consideration or discussion; ಎತ್ತಿಡು ettiḍu to keep aside (an amount, a portion of profit, income, budgeted amount etc.) for a specific purpose; ಎತ್ತಿತರ್ ettitar to collect (tax, subscription, help etc.); ಎತ್ತಿತೋರಿಸು ettitōrisu to make (something) obvious or conspicuous; ಎತ್ತಿತೋರು ettitōru = ಎತ್ತಿತೋರಿಸು; 2) to quote from someone's speech, statement or writing; ಎತ್ತಿದ ಕೈ ettida kai a person who handled (one) tenderly, lovingly; 2. (fig.) an adept person (in something); 3. (fig.) the quality of being adept in a trade etc.; adeptness; ಎತ್ತಿನಡೆ ettinaḍe to march against a king, state (to conquer); to attack; to make an inroad; ಎತ್ತಿಪೋಗು ettipōgu = ಎತ್ತಿನಡೆ; ಎತ್ತಿಬಡಿ ettibaḍi to bang (a vessel or any thing) on the floor; 2. to take or snatch away (something) from another using force or threat; ಎತ್ತಿಬರ್ ettibar to come (with an army) to conquer; to attack; to make an inroad; ಎತ್ತಿ ಬರೆ ettibare to write reproducing or repeating a passage from a statement or from a book; to quote; ಎತ್ತಿಮಾಱು ettimāṛu to sell something to a highest bidder; ಎತ್ತಿಹಾಕು ettihāku to throw away; 2. to get or hold back (another's) money or property by fraud; to cheat; to defraud; 3. to go beyond or exceed showing deliberate disregard (to another); 4. to transfer (an official) to a different place of working; ಎತ್ತಿಹಿಡಿ ettihiḍi to hold up; to raise; to keep in an elevated place or position; 2. to keep from falling; to support; 3. to decide in favour of; to agree with or support (another's opinion, statement etc.); to uphold; ಎತ್ತಿ ಹೇಳು etti hēḷu to mention; to quote (from a book, article, etc.); ಎತ್ತಿಹೋಗು ettihōgu to march against a king, state (to conquer); to attack; to make an inroad; 2. to move from one's living place to another; to migrate; 3. to be ruined; to perish; ಎತ್ತುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ettuttidda hāgeyē in the very beginning; at the commencement itself; ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುವವರಿದ್ದರೆ ಸತ್ತಹಾಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದೇನು ettikoṇḍu hōguvavariddare sattahāge biddēnu (prov.) show sympathy on me, I take full advantage; If you have a horse, I prefer riding to walking.

a castrated domesticated bull (Bos taurus); an ox; a bullock.

an adult bull not castrated, either domesticated or not.

ಎತ್ತಿನ ನಾಲಿಗೆ ettina nālige the plant Elephantopus scaber of Asteraceae family.

the tree Mallotus phillippensis ( = Rottlera tinctoria) of Euphorbiaceae family.

ಮೂಕ ಎತ್ತಿನ ಹಾಗೆ ದುಡಿ mūka ettina hāge duḍi to work very hard continuously without grumbling, (often without proper reward or recognition); to work like a beaver; ಎತ್ತು ಈಯಿತು ಎಂದರೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಟ್ಟು ಎಂದಹಾಗೆ ettu īyitu endare koṭṭigeyalli kaṭṭu enda hāge (proverbial analogy) to act stupidly; to do exactly what one is told, without thinking whether it is right, practical or not; to be bull-headed; ಎತ್ತು ಏರಿಗೆ ಎಳೆದರೆ ಕೋಣ ನೀರಿಗೆ ಎಳೆಯಿತು ettu ērige eḷedare, kōṇa nīrige eḷeyitu (prov.) (proverbial analogy) to work incoherently; all men row galley way; ಎತ್ತಿಗೆ ಜ್ವರ ಬಂದರೆ ಎಮ್ಮೆಗೆ ಬರೆ ಹಾಕು ettige jvara bandare emmege bare hāku (prov.) punish Peter for Felix's fault; ಎತ್ತಿನ ಮುಂದೆ ತೆಂಗಿನಕಾಯಿ ಒಡೆದ ಹಾಗೆ ettina munde teŋginakāyi oḍedahāge (proverbial analogy) what should a cow do with a nutmeg; ಎತ್ತು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದಾದರೆ ಇದ್ದ ಊರಲ್ಲೇ ಗಿರಾಕಿ ettu oḷḷeyadādare idda ūrallē girāki (prov.) merit brings the deserved reward; good ware makes a good market; ಎತ್ತು ಉಚ್ಚೆಹುಯ್ದ ಹಾಗೆ ettu ucce huydahāge (a proverbial simile) (slang) to do or continue to do, something without a break.

the condition of being successful or thriving, esp. economic well-being; prosperity.

the place, antecedents, etc. (of a person organisation or thing); the whereabouts.

(fig.) (one's heart) to beat strongly or fast as from emotion, fear, anxiety, etc.