an evil spirit; a devil; a demon.

a particular category of workers in a temple.

a dish consisting of cereal boiled in water and served with buttermilk; a liquid food chiefly for invalids; sour gruel.

a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl used for serving liquid foods; a ladle.

an inflamed, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by infection; a furuncle.

wearing a jacket or bodice.

wearing a defensive mail.

a superintendent of a harem in a palace.

a man guarding the entrance of a house, palace, etc.; a door-keeper.

any long limbless reptile of the suborder Ophidia; a snake.

a sleeved outer garment for the upper part of the body; a jacket; a bodice.

a military overcoat worn by a soldier as a defensive armour.

= ಕಂಚುಕ - 1.

not straight; curved; bent.

= ಕುಂಚ - 4.

a device used by weavers to clean the threads on the loom.

an instrument, usu. of metal, for moving the bolt of a lock and thus locking or unlocking something; a key.