the prepared fiber of the husks of coconuts, used to make matting and rope; coir.

a rope or a piece of rope made of this.

(dial.) the skin (of a fruit, seed, etc.) which is removed.

any of the shaped sheets of canvas or other strong material spread to catch or deflect the wind, by means of which some vessels are driven forward; a sail.

a hymn of Sāma Vēda that uses only five notes while being recited.

deep or intense sorrow; grief.

the reddish-brown or reddish-yellow coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation, as during exposure to air and moisture; any coating or film formed on any other metal by oxidation or corrosion; rust.

extreme anger; wrath; fury; rage.

a movable structure for opening or closing an entrance, as to a building or room, that usu. turns on hinges; a door.

ಕದ ತಿನ್ನುವವನಿಗೆ ಹಪ್ಪಳ ಈಡೆ? kada tinnuvavanige happaḷa īḍe? hewho has eaten up a vat asks for the pipkin; ಕದ ತಿನ್ನುವವರ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಪ್ಪಳ ಬಾಳುವುದೇ? kada tinnuvavara maneyalli happaḷa bāḷuvudē? = ಕದ ತಿನ್ನುವವನಿಗೆ ಹಪ್ಪಳ ಈಡೆ?

a story - a) an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale or anecdote; b) a fictitious literary composition in prose or poetry, shorter than a novel; narrative; tale; c) the past course of the life of a person or institution etc; d) the narrative or plot of a novel or play etc.; storyline; d) a mere tale, an account with no basis in fact.

ಕಥೆ ಮುಗಿಸು kathe mugisu (fig.) to completely spoil (something); 2. (fig.) to kill (someone).

to take or appropriate (another's property, ideas, etc.) without permission, dishonestly or unlawfully, esp. in a secret or surreptitious manner; to steal; to thieve,

ಕದ್ದಾಡು kaddaḍu to conceal from the knowledge of others; to keep secret; 2. to keep from being seen by covering up, obscuring, etc; ಕದ್ದು ಕೇಳು kaddu kēḷu to listen to overhear others' conversation; ಕದ್ದು ಮುಚ್ಚಿ ಮಾಡು kaddu mucci māḍu to carry out in a secretive manner, suggesting dishonesty; ಕದ್ದ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಬೇರೆ, ದೇವರ ಪ್ರಸಾದ ಬೇರೆ kadda roṭṭi bēre, dēvara prasāda bēre (said about greedy persons) let money come from all ways, means of getting it need not have any legal or moral restrictions; ಕದ್ದು ಕಡುಬು ತಂದುಕೊಟ್ಟರೆ, ಬೆಲ್ಲ ಸಾಲದು ಅಂದ kaddu kaḍubu tandukoṭṭare, bella sāladu anda to criticise the person who took risk in helping one in need; ಕದ್ದು ತಿನ್ನುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ, ಬೇಡಿ ತಿನ್ನುವುದು ಲೇಸು kaddu tinnuvudakkinta bēḍI tinnuvudu lēsu a loaf of bread earned in a humble way is preferred to the one stolen; ತಾನು ಕದಿಯಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಅರಸನ ಅಂಜಿಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲ tānu kadiyalilla, arasana anjikeyilla he who is innocent may well be confident; ಕದ್ದವನು ಓಡಿಹೋದ, ಇದ್ದವನು ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಬಿದ್ದ kaddavanu ōḍihōda, iddavanu sikkibidda hewho was guilty escaped, while the innocent was punished; ಅಗೆ ಕದಿಯೋ ಕಳ್ಳ್ಕನಿಗೆ ಬೆಳೆಕದಿಯೋ ಕುಕ್ಕರಿ age kadiyō kaḷḷanige beḷekadiyō kukkari a bad master can have only a worse servant.

a hand weapon having a long, sharp-pointed blade, usu. with a sharp edge on one or both sides, set in a hilt; a sword.

a single-edged, short instrument used to cut fruits and vegetables; a knife.

a sharp-edged cutting instrument for shaving off or cutting hair; a razor.

ಕತ್ತಿ ಕಟ್ಟು katti kaṭṭu to do something against the interest of or with an intent to destroy, another; to be hostile to; ಕತ್ತಿ ಮಸೆ katti mase (fig.) to be ready for a fight; to be a bitter enemy of; to be at daggers drawn; ಕತ್ತಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಸರತ್ತು/ಸಾಮು ಮಾಡು kattiya mēle kasarattu/sāmu māḍu to execute a dangerous or delicate work with great care; ಕತ್ತೀ ಬಾಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ತುಪ್ಪನೆಕ್ಕಿ ನಾಲಿಗೆ ಸೀಳಿಕೊ kattī bāyallidda tuppa nekki nālige sīḷiko to land in a great, obvious danger attempting for a trivial gain.