to keep unto keep safe from harm or danger; to protect; to guard; to save.

to engage a guard or guards to watch, protect someone or something.

to put a mark on the forehead of cheek of a child with some ointment, ashes, etc. which is supposed to protect the child against injury or evil.

= ಕಪಾಟು.

any of an order (Chiroptera) of furry, nocturnal flying mammals having membranous wings and navigating by echolocation and which feed on insects, nectar, fruit, flesh and blood; a chiropter; a bat.

a woven, knitted or pressed fabric of fibrous material, as cotton, wool, silk, synthetic fibers, etc. ; a cloth.

a waste piece of cloth, esp. one that is old or torn; rag.

the act of cheating, deceiving; the quality of a cheat; deception; fraud.

a pretending to be what one is not or to feel what one does not feel; hypocrisy.

= ಕಪಟ2.

= ಕಪಟಗಾರ್ತಿ.

a moveable cupboard or wardrobe; an almirah.

= ಕಪಟ1.

any of an order (Chiroptera) of furry, nocturnal flying mammals having membranous wings and navigating by echolocationand which feed on insects, nectar, fruit, flesh or blood; a chiropter: a bat.

= ಕಪಟ2.

= ಕಪಟ2.

= ಕಪ್ಪಡ.

= ಕಪ್ಪಡಿ2.

(dial.) that which is black.

= ಕಪ್ಪಡಿ1.

= ಕಪ್ಪಡ.

a woven, knitted or pressed fabric of fibrous material, as cotton, wool, silk, synthetic fibers, etc. ; a cloth.

a waste piece of cloth, esp. one that is old or torn; rag.

any of numerous small passerine birds of Motacillidae family, characterised by long wing feathers and a very long tail that wags up and down; a wagtail.

a person who cheats; a cheat; a fraud.

a person who pretends to be what he or she is not; a hypocrite.