a fine-grained dark schist or jasper used for testing alloys of gold etc. by observing the colour of the mark which they make on it.

(fig.) any test of genuineness or value.

a kind of inferior, coarse cloth.

a kind of inferior, coarse cloth.

that which is difficult, strenuous; the quality or condition of being so; difficulty.

the condition of being miserable (as the life of a poor man).

a mean, morally degraded man.

great effort, exertion or tension; strain.

(dial.) the ill-feeling; hatred.

(dial.) the hair growing on the head or on the lower part of a maṇs face.

one of the hells.

a bad, evil word; an abuse.

ಕಷ್ಟ ಮನುಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಬರದೆ ಮರಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆಯೇ? kaṣta manuṣyanige barade marakke baruttadeyē? it is natural that one has to face hardships at some time or the other during his or her lifetime; facing problems in life is not unnatural.

a worthless thing.

causing pain or worry; troublesome; destressing.

evil; bad; wrong.

needing much effort or skill; difficult; strenuous.

= ಗಷ್ಟು.

a bag filled with something and usu. tied or stitched.

a number of things tied in or wrapped with cloth.

= ಗಾಸಡಿ.

a dirty, filthy person.

the whispering sound.

the act of making low whispering sounds; an instance of whispering.

the relation with, reference to or interest in another's affairs or things.

unclean matter that soils; dirt; mud, mire, etc.

= ಕಾಷ್ಠೆ.

a play of a child.

a very simple task.

to play or behave like a child.

= ಕಾಷ್ಠೆ.

a foot that is red or pink in colour.

to burn one's hands.

to cause to suffer (financial) loss for meddling or rashness; to burn a person's fingers.

a small, earthen plate.

skill in using one's hands; dexterity of the hand.