to make a circle around; to enclose within a circle; to cover from all or almost all sides; to surround.

to attack; to make inroad.

the grass Saccharum officinarum of Poaceae family cultivated as the main source of sugar.

its tall, jointed stem; sugar cane.

ಕಬ್ಬಿನ ತೋಟಕ್ಕೆ ಆನೆ ನುಗ್ಗಿದ ಹಾಗೆ kabbina tōṭakke āne nuggida hāge (simile) behaving roughly and enjoying at some place, but ruining the same; ಕಬ್ಬಿನ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂಲಂಗಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ಹಾಗೆ kabbina hoṭṭeyalli sūlangi huṭṭida hāge (proverbial simile) it is like being an useless son who bring shame to his parentś reputation; ಕಬ್ಬು ಡೊಂಕಾದರೆ ಸವಿ ಡೊಂಕೆ? kabbu ḍonkādare savi ḍonke? essence is independent of the outer form;Crooked logs make straight fires;a deformed body may have a beautiful soul; ಕಬ್ಬು ಸಿಹಿಯೆಂದು ಬುಡದವರೆಗೂ ಅಗಿಯಬಾರದು kabbusihiyendu buḍadavaregū agiyabāradu do not take undue advantage of a person simply he or she is good; the orange that too hard squeezed yields bitter juice.

a strong, offensive smell or odour; stink; stench.

any dirty, stinking material.

a thin film-like cover on the millet Rāgi.

a combination of circumstances favorable for the purpose; fit time; an opportunity.

the act or fact of controlling; power to direct or regulate.

= ಗಬ್ಬ2.

to see; to look at.

= ಕಾಬ.

a holy-stone in the holy mosque in Mecca.

a poetical work; poetry.

= ಕಬ್ಬಿ.

a high or overbearing opinion of one's worth or importance; inordinate self-esteem; haughty behaviour resulting from this; arrogance; pride.

the condition, quality or period of being pregnant; pregnancy.

a hollow, muscular organ of female mammals in which the ovum is deposited and the embryo and foetus are developed; the womb.

ಗಬ್ಬವಾಗು gabbavāgu (now chiefly used of animals) to have an offspring or offsprings developing in the uterus; to become pregnant.

an outer layer or covering, esp. the coating of a plant, fruit or sausage; skin.

ಬೊಚ್ಚು ಬಾಯಿಯವನು ಕೆಬ್ಬೆ ಕೆತ್ತಿದ ಕಬ್ಬು ಬಯಸಿದ ಹಾಗೆ boccu bāyiyavan kebbe kettida kabbu bayasida hāge (prov.) (a proverbial simile) the weaker the digestion, the weaker the food be.

a piece or extent of land with red or somewhat reddish soil.

the plant Curcuma angustifolia of Zingiberaceae family, with large leaves, white flowers, and starchy roots; East Indian arrowroot.

a hemispherical roof; a dome.

the quality that pleases, delights or satisfies the sight or other senses or the mind; beauty.

= ಕಿಬ್ಬಿ.

a common vegetable (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) of the crucifer family, with thick leaves formed into a round, compact head on a short, thick stalk; cabbage.