the act, fact or an instance of guarding, protecting; protection.

a cermony performed on the seventh day from the day of birth of a baby to protect the baby from possible danger, evil spirits, etc.

a protective wall or hedge around something.

an armlet worn to protect against danger or harm.

the state of being under the custody of another; imprisonment.

a mark made with a lamp black on the chin, cheek or forehead either to protect against evil spirits, bad look, etc or for good luck.

a stuffed scarecrow kept in a rice field to scare birds.

ಕಾಪಿನವರ್ kāpinavar (pl.) people who guard; watchmen; ಕಾಪಿನಾಳ್ kāpināḷa man employed for guarding a building or other property; a watchman.

the act of selling; exchange of property of any kind or of services, for an agreed sum of money or other valuable consideration; a sale.

the thick, stringy mucus secreted by the mucous glands of the respiratory tract and discharged from the throat, as during a cold; phlegm.

a hole, pit in the ground made to catch wild animals.

a deep, broad ditch dug around a farm, garden etc. for avoiding cattle coming in.

a water way for excess rain water to flow out of a areca field.

black - very dark, having no colour from the absorption of all or nearly all incident light; b) completely dark from the absence of a source of light.

(dial.) a kind of bag made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, rope, etc.

a small compartment in a cupboard.

a ring of gold or silver wire for the wrist or ankle, worn as an ornament or as the sign of a vow to a deity.

a regular payment of money, etc., made by one ruler or nation to another as acknowledgment of subjugation, for protection from invasion, etc.; tribute.

to cover, close (as a lid); to veil; to overspread (as cloud).

a hole, pit in the ground made to catch wild animals.

a deep, broad ditch dug around a farm, garden etc. for avoiding cattle coming in.

a water way for excess rain water to flow out of a areca field.

a small, open container for drinking water, beverages, with or without a handle; a cup.

the colour that is black; black colour.

a medicated black lotion for the eyes; ಕಪ್ಪು ಕುರಿ kappu kuri a member of a family or group regarded as not so respectable or successful as the rest; black-sheep.

a regular payment of money, etc., made by one ruler or nation to another as acknowledgment of subjugation, for protection from invasion, etc.; tribute.

a piece of cloth bearing a design, motto, slogan, etc., sometimes attached to a staff and used as a battle standard; a banner.

a small or medium sized branch of a plant that is 'Y' shaped; a bifurcated or forked stick.

a small fixed wheel, turning in a block, with a grooved rim in which a rope or chain runs, as to raise or lower a weight attached at one end by pulling on or releasing, the other end; a pulley.

any of various mainly long-tailed agile tree-dwelling primates of the families Cebidae, Callithricidae, and Cercopithecidae; a monkey.

a mischievous person, esp. a child.

to break and turn up or remove (ground, etc.) with a spade or other tool or with hands, claws, snout, etc.; to dig.

any of various families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians with long, powerful hind legs, short forelegs, a smooth skin, and webbed feet, and that, when grown, are able to live both in water and on land; a frog.

ಅಂಜಿದವನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಪ್ಪೆ ಎಸೆದಂತೆ anjidavana mēle kappe esedante (a simile) to freighten a person who is already scared; ಕಪ್ಪೆ ಕೂಗಿ ಮಳೆಬರಿಸಿತು kappe kūgi maḷe barisitu a coincidental hapening; the dirt bird sings, we shall have the rains; ಕಪ್ಪೆಗಳನ್ನು ತಕ್ಕಡಿಗೆ ಹಾಕಿದಂತೆ kappegaḷannu takkaḍige hākidante (proverbial simile) it is like trying to bring together different people of divergent views, tastes, etc. for a concerted effort.

a mechanical device furnished with a bolt and, usu., a spring, for fastening a door, strongbox, etc. by means of a key or combination; a lock.

(dial.) a kind of bag made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, rope, etc.

a small compartment in a cupboard.