a structure of bamboo, metal, etc. covered by green leaves, canvas, etc. as a protection from the sun or rain; an awning; a canopy.

a thievish, deceitful man; a cheat; a thief.

name of a tribe mostly living in forests.

a male member of this tribe.

one of the systems of classical dance in India, which blends the traditional Indian system with that of Muslim.

(masc.) a person who relates a story or account, esp. who recites the epics before gatherings of people; a sttory-teller; a narrator.

(masc.) a person who relates a story or account; a sttory-teller; a narrator.

(dial.) the rain during the period when the moon is closer to the Pleiades, the third of the twnety seven asterisms.

a deep and wide trench, usu. filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortfied place, as a town or castle; a moat.

a small waterway for the excess rain water in a farm to flow out.

to become dense (as a tree with leaves).

a man who steals or is guilty of theft.