the plant Bauhinia vahilii of Caesalpiniaceae family.

its flower.

the tree Gardenia latifolia of Rubiaceae family.

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

the joint on a bamboo stem.

a young bamboo.

metal drawn out into the form of a thread or thin flexible rod; a wire.

a small iron rod put across a horse mouth and attached to the bridle; a bit.

the hem of a sari sewn decoratively with gold or silver threads.

an iron rod or staff.

the upper, bony part of the nose; the bridge of the nose.

a wooden stick, rod or staff.

a bamboo split (to which burdens are attached to be carried on a shoulder or on the back of the neck across the shoulder).

any of a series of parallel metal bars laid upon crossties or in the ground to make a track for railroad cars, streetcars, etc.; rail.

ಕಂಬಿ ಎಣಿಸು kambi eṇisu (fig.) to be in prison; ಕಂಬಿಕಟ್ಟು kambi kaṭṭu to furnish with railings; ಕಂಬಿಕೀಳಿಸು kambi kīḷisu (fig.) to cause to leave the place; ಕಂಬಿಕೀಳು kambi kīḷu (fig.) to run away; to leave the place (hastily in order to escape); to flee; to absquatulate; ಕಂಬಿಯ ಅಯ್ಯ kambiya ayya a traditional devotee of Mallikārjuna (a form of Śiva) of Śrī Śaila or of Mādayya (Mahādēva, another form of Śiva) of Mūḍumale; ಕಂಬಿಯ ಪದ kambiya pada a kind of folk song sung by kambiaya ayyas in praise of Mallikārujuna (or Mādayya) on their way to Śrī Śaila or Mūḍumale; ಕಂಬಿಯವ kambiyava a man holding a staff; a guard; ಕಂಬಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ರೈಲು ಬಿಡು kambiyillade railu biḍu (fig.) to tell lies freely.

the tree Polyalthia longifolia of Annonaceae family; Indian mast tree.

one of the sub-castes (social system).

a long piece of wood, metal, etc. usu. rounded, used as a support from below; a pole; a pillar.

an old unit of land measure (now obs.).

ಕಂಬದ ಮರ kambada mara the ornamental tree Polyalthia longifolia of Annonaceae family; the Indian mast tree.

a long piece of wood, metal, etc. usu. rounded, used as a support from below; a pole.

an old unit of land measure (now obs.).

a sub-sect among farming caste.

to hang loosely so as to swing back and forth; to dangle.

to throw oneself in prostrate position, in obeisance.

to jump in joy, clapping.

the act of bending.

the act of prostrating before another in obeisance.

(said of wood) the fact of being eaten by termites; a deterioration; a wasting or being wasted away.

that which is weak as a soaked wood; ಕುಂಬು ತಲೆ k umbu tale (fig.) the quaity or condition of being stupid; stupidity.

a hard, hollow, bony or keratinous, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants; a horn.

a feeling of one's assumed importance or esteem from one's success, merit, status, etc.

a wall of small height built on the roof of a building that serves as a balustrade.

the tree Gardenia resinifera (= G. lucida) of Rubiaceae family.

a water pot; a pitcher.

a small water pot used as a symbol of motherhood, fertility and plenty.

a measure of grain equal to twenty drōṇas.

the frontal globe on the upper part of the forehead of an elephant.

the tree Boswellia glabra of Burseraceae family; Indian olibanum.

the eleventh sign of the Zodiac, entered by the sun about January 21; the Aquarius.

a thickset, usu. extremely large nearly hairless herbivorous mammal, Elephas maximus which has a snout elongated into a muscular trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed especially in the male into large ivory tusks; an elephant.

(myth.) one of the hells.

the tree Myristica malbarica of Myristicaceae family; false nutmeg tree.

an earthen pot.

a vessel for storing grains.

a permanent hard, hollow, bony or keratinous projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants; a horn.

the branched, annually shed, bony growth on the head of any animal of the deer family; an antler.

a hollowed horn, with the tapered end closed, used for carrying oil.

a serpentine horn or the one in the shape of the horn of a bull, played by blowing air through it.

any woody extension growing from the trunk or main stem or from a main limb, of a tree; a branch.

the highest point of a mountain; the peak.

(fig.) the quality that makes one pride.

a shelter, protection (against a danger, distress, etc.) 9) (gram.) a sign ' ು' added to a consonant to represent the vowel sound "U" (similar to the sound of 'u ' in the English word 'put').

ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಇಳಿ kombina iḷi (gram.) a sign added to a consonant to represent the vowel sound "Ū" (smilar to the sound of 'oo ' in the English word 'poor'); ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಹುಳು kombina huḷu any of several horned caterpillers that infect plants; ಕೊಂಬುಕೊಟ್ಟ ಓಲಗ kombukoṭṭa ōlaga a concert of blow-pipes, cymbals, drum, etc. in a folk dance; ಕೊಂಬು ಇರು kombu iru (fig.) to have a special merit, quality or qualities to be proud of; ಕೊಂಬು ಬರು kombu baru (fig.) to acquire a special, prestigious, esteemable position because of some quality or qualities or merit.

a pre-fixed, secret place to meet.