to push in with force; to cause to become dense.

to sink in or diminish oneself.

younger; not old.

smaller.

junior.

a young of a cow, bull buffalo, etc.

(fig.) a child; a baby.

the colour of charcoal; black colour.

a stain discolouring a cloth or the skin.

a mark or sign of disgrace or discredit; a stigma.

the watery juice exuded from the mango fruit or the fruit of marking nut tree.

a substance causing illness or death when eaten, drunk; any poison.

= ಕಾಱು1.

to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

a gold or silver collar or necklace worn by women.

to move along the surface of a body with pressure; to rub.

to run into or through as a pointed weapon does; to pierce; to stab.

to scrape with claws or nails.

to test the quality of gold by rubbing it on a touchstone (used figuratively as also).

to persuade persistently; to compel.

the bovid ruminant mammal, Ovis aries, of the genus Ovis with a thick woolly coat, domesticated and kept in flocks for its wool or meat, and is proverbial for its timidity; a sheep.

(fig.) a very timid person.

(fig.) a stupid person.

the share or cutting blade of a plough.