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

a raised mound along the flow of a river, canal or across the flow of water, to check the flow.

a relatively thin, broad piece cut from an object having some bulk or volume; a slice.

the stone-like seed of certain fruits, as of a mango; a stone; a seedpod.

either of two large ruminant mammals [a) one-humped one (Camelus dromedarius) or (b) two-humped one (Camelus bactrianus = C. ferus)], with a long neck, and large, cushioned feet, used as a draft and saddle animal in desert regions especially of Africa and Asia, being capable of storing water in its body tissue; a camel.

to become familiar by custom, habit or use; to become agreeable, likeable or congenial.

mud mixed with water forming slush soggy earth; mire; sediment deposited at the bottom of a water tank, on the river bed, etc.; silt.

two similar or corresponding things joined, associated or used together; a set of two; a pair.

= ಔಡು2.

one and no more; one only; single; individual.

without another or others; alone; solitary;

ಒಂಟಿ ಜೀವ oṇṭi jīva a person being alone and living without help from others; ಒಂಟಿಯಾಗು oṇṭiyāgu to be or become alone; to stay or be away from others.

a person or thing being alone, aloof.

singleness - a) (said of a person) the state of being isolated, solitary or alone; solitude; b) (said of a thing) a state of being kept, situated, away from other thing or things.

a relatively large ear-ring of gold.