an expanse of land uncultivated, covered with thick trees, shrubs etc.; a forest.

(fig.) any piece of land covered with uncultivated, undesired plants.

a piece of land fit for tillage; an arable land.

a crude or coarse taste, manner; want of culture or civility; uncivility.

(in comp.) any piece of land (as in suḍugāḍu, haḷḷigāḍu, etc.).

ಕಾಡಿನ ಬೆಳದಿಂಗಳು kāḍina beḷadingaḷu beauty, talent, merit or value that is unnoticed or unutilised; ಕಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತಿರುಗಿ ಕಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲಾ ಅನ್ನು kāḍinalli tirugi kaṭṭige illa annu being amidst plenty, search for it; ಕಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಲಿ ಕೂಗಿದರೆ ನಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಕ್ಕಲು ತೆಗೆದರು kāḍinalli huli kūgidare, nāḍinalli okkalu tegedaru take unreasonable precautions; ಕಾಡು ಬಾಯೆನ್ನುತ್ತಿರು, ಊರು ಹೋಗುಯೆನ್ನುತ್ತಿರು kāḍu bāyennuttiru, ūru hōgu yennuttiru to be in the last stage of one's life, hence to be not interested in worldly matters.

to vex with importunity, jests etc.; to tease.

to trouble; to molest; to annoy.

to irritate (often, playfully).

to cause to do somehing by insistence, repeated requests or urging; to persuade (irritatingly).

not civilised; savage; rude; uncultured.

not tamed; not domesticated.

useless; futile.

troubling, annoying; tending to inflict pain.

the colour of charcoal; black colour; the quality or state of being black; blackishness.

a kind of tax (now obs.).

a soft and easily pulverised white, gray or yellowish limestone that is composed mainly of minute sea shells; chalk.

= ಗಡುವು.

roaming with no fixed purpose or special plan.

inclined to trouble, disturb another or others.

a grasp or cut by the teeth.

a mark, wound, bruise or sting from biting; a bite; a puncture by an insect.

a dent made with a sharp weapon (as an axe, sickle, etc.).

that part of a scorpion which pierces and injects poison; the sting.

a 'X' mark used to denote that a particular word, sentence or portion of a written passage is deleted, cancelled or disapproved.

ಕಾಟು ಹಾಕು kāṭu hāku to delete or cancel (written or printed matter) with or as with an 'X' mark; ಕಾಟುಗೀಟು kāṭugīṭu = ಕಾಟು4.