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.

an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon or a hammer; a blow; a stroke.

the end of life; death; the state of being annihilated; extinction; destruction.

the act or an instance of killing.

a fowleṛs net for catching birds.

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.

a man who sings; a singer.

= ಘಾತಕ1.

a cotton cloth that is hand-spun, woven on a hand-operated loom.

intense anger; rage; fury; wrath.

pain, distress suffered; suffering.

any situation in which one must choose between unpleasant alternatives; a dilemma.

the act or manner of walking, moving; a particular way of walking, running, etc. (of a person or animal); gait; walk.

a route traversed or to be traversed by walking.

an entrance; an access.

a set of circumstances or attributes characterising a person or thing at a given time; way or form of being; condition; state.

a march, procession.

an expedient thing; means to an end; an expedient.

a recourse, refuge, shelter, resort.

a room; space for one's being in.

a remembering or that which is remembered.

a moral or religious offence; a sin.

any of the main divisions of a book or other writing; a chapter.

what happens or has happened to a person or entity; lot; fortune; something inevitable supposedly determined by the power or agency supposed to rule the destiny of all beings; fate.

masterly ability; expert skill or knowledge.

the symbol for the number two.

the pace or rhythm in music.

the result of one's past deeds.

the symbol for the number four.

the course of an asterism; the diurnal motion of a planet in its orbit.

(Jain.) transmigration of the soul.

ಗತಿನೆಟ್ಟಗಾಗು gati neṭṭagāgu (gen. used in negative sense or sarc.) one's position, way and standard of life to become good; ಗತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದವನಿಗೆ ಮತಿಯಿಲ್ಲ gatiyilladavanige matiyilla (prov.) (often) poverty makes one dull and blunt.

to utter words; to speak; to tell.

= ಗಾದರಿ.

homespun cotton cloth made in India.

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.

intense anger; rage; fury; wrath.

pain, distress suffered; suffering.

any situation in which one must choose between two unpleasant alternatives; a dilemma.

a pillow or soft pad for sitting or kneeling on or reclining against; a cushion.

a seat of authority or dignity.

extreme anger; wrath; fury; rage.

extreme anger; wrath; fury; rage.

a house-wife; the mistress of a house.

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.

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.