any group of persons or things related by having something in common; kind; class; sort.

a flower - a) the reproductive organ in a plant containing one or more pistils or stamens or both, and usu. a corolla and calyx, and from which the fruit or seed develops; b) such an organ when brightly coloured and conspicuous; a blossom, a bloom.

any of the parts of the corolla of a flower; a petal.

a small juicy pulp as found in some edible fruits fruits as orange, lime etc.

the periodic discharge from the womb of a woman; the menses.

the grass Saccharum spontaneum of Poaceae family, that resembles sugar-cane; thatch grass.

religious defilement caused by menses.

a Kannaḍa meter having six lines of which third and sixth have three groups of five units each followed by a long one and the rest have two groups of five units each.

a Vedic meter having four lines each having eleven syllables.

the edible plant-structure of a mature ovary of a flowering plant; a fruit.

a disease of the eye.

a usu. hereditary disorder with a tendency to bleed severely from even a slight injury, through the failure of the blood to clot normally; haemophilia.

a thick, sweet, syrupy substance that bees make as food from the nectar of flowers and store in honeycombs; honey.

to strike, beat; to give a glow.

to wash (clothes) by slightly beating.

to shrink; to stoop.

the large-sized tree Schleichera trijuga of Sapindaceae family.

the thistle like, annual plant Carthamus tinctorius of Asteraceae family, seeds of which yield oil used in paints, foods, medicine, etc.; safflower.

its orange flower.

the orange colour of this flower.

the discharging of menses; menstruation.

the plant Trianthema portulacastrum ( = T. monogyna, = T. obcordata) of Aizoaceae family; (?).

a contingent of an army.

of a flower; being like or resembling a flower.

having flowers in abundance.

made of a flower or flowers.

the seed bearing part of a plant, brightly coloured and conspicuous; a blossom; a boom; a flower.

sugary fluid produced by plants to attract pollinating insects to their flowers and made into honey by bees; the nectar of flowers.

= ಕ್ಷಮೆ.

bearing or enduring pain, trouble, etc. without complaining or losing self-control; calmly tolerating delay, confusion, inefficiency, etc.

having enough power, skill, talent, etc. to do something.

favourable; conducive.

a competent, able man.

the earth.

(pros.) a feet with three long syllables.

scorched; burnt; charred; singed.

dried up (as caused by lack of water).

that is abnormally thin; wasted; emaciated.

the quality or fact of being abnormally thin; thinness.

a spell of continuous dry weather; prolonged absence of rain; famine.

prolonged lack of something.

(dance.) a drawing the cheeks in (to depict emancipated body, hunger, etc.)

ಕ್ಷಾಮ ಡಾಮರ kṣāma ḍāmara (pl.) drought situation and consequent riot, affray etc.; ಕ್ಷಾಮ ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಮ ಮಾತ್ರ ಲಾಭ kṣāma kālakke nāma mātra lābha (prov.) a hypocritical saying of a businessman that he would forego his business interest during drought time.

a (piece of ) silk cloth.

a fabric made of fibres of some plants.

a watch tower raised in a crop field.

a high platform made of planks.

a building with more than one storey.

= ಕ್ಷಮಾಶೀಲ1.

the fibrous plant, Linum usitatissimum of Linaceae family with delicate, blue flowers, the seeds of which (linseeds) are used to make linseed oil, and the fibres of the stem are spun into linen thread; flax.

the place in which a person normally resides; a dwelling place; a house; a residence.

freedom from anxiety, fear, etc.; peace; happiness; ease; mental well-being.

physical well being; freedom from disease, pain, etc.

a taking good care of something one has.

the state of prosperity or condition of being auspicious.

a kind of perfume made from the root stalk of the plant Curcuma zeodarina.

an affectionate hug.

= ಕ್ಷೌಮ - 1.