to hang loosely so as to swing back and forth; to dangle.

to throw oneself in prostrate position, in obeisance.

to jump in joy, clapping.

the act of bending.

the act of prostrating before another in obeisance.

(said of wood) the fact of being eaten by termites; a deterioration; a wasting or being wasted away.

that which is weak as a soaked wood; ಕುಂಬು ತಲೆ k umbu tale (fig.) the quaity or condition of being stupid; stupidity.

a hard, hollow, bony or keratinous, permanent projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants; a horn.

a feeling of one's assumed importance or esteem from one's success, merit, status, etc.

a great number of people gathered together; a crowd.

a number of cattle, sheep or other animals, birds, etc, being together; a herd; a flock.

a dimension taken through an object or body or material usu. downward or inward; depth.

the quality of being deep; deepness.

intensity (as of silence).

gravity; seriousness.

intellectual depth; profundity.

a great quantity, number; abundance; the condition of having in plenty; plentifulness.

that which cannot be understood easily or is kept secret.

a question, matter, situation or person who is perplexing or difficult.

the quality of being mysterious or obscure; mysteriousness; obscurity.

a long piece of wood, metal, etc. usu. rounded, used as a support from below; a pole.

an old unit of land measure (now obs.).

a long piece of wood, metal, etc. usu. rounded, used as a support from below; a pole; a pillar.

an old unit of land measure (now obs.).

ಕಂಬದ ಮರ kambada mara the ornamental tree Polyalthia longifolia of Annonaceae family; the Indian mast tree.

one of the sub-castes (social system).

the tree Polyalthia longifolia of Annonaceae family; Indian mast tree.

a wall of small height built on the roof of a building that serves as a balustrade.

the tree Gardenia resinifera (= G. lucida) of Rubiaceae family.

a water pot; a pitcher.

a small water pot used as a symbol of motherhood, fertility and plenty.

a measure of grain equal to twenty drōṇas.

the frontal globe on the upper part of the forehead of an elephant.

the tree Boswellia glabra of Burseraceae family; Indian olibanum.

the eleventh sign of the Zodiac, entered by the sun about January 21; the Aquarius.

a thickset, usu. extremely large nearly hairless herbivorous mammal, Elephas maximus which has a snout elongated into a muscular trunk and two incisors in the upper jaw developed especially in the male into large ivory tusks; an elephant.

(myth.) one of the hells.

the tree Myristica malbarica of Myristicaceae family; false nutmeg tree.

an earthen pot.

a vessel for storing grains.

a permanent hard, hollow, bony or keratinous projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants; a horn.

the branched, annually shed, bony growth on the head of any animal of the deer family; an antler.

a hollowed horn, with the tapered end closed, used for carrying oil.

a serpentine horn or the one in the shape of the horn of a bull, played by blowing air through it.

any woody extension growing from the trunk or main stem or from a main limb, of a tree; a branch.

the highest point of a mountain; the peak.

(fig.) the quality that makes one pride.

a shelter, protection (against a danger, distress, etc.) 9) (gram.) a sign ' ು' added to a consonant to represent the vowel sound "U" (similar to the sound of 'u ' in the English word 'put').

ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಇಳಿ kombina iḷi (gram.) a sign added to a consonant to represent the vowel sound "Ū" (smilar to the sound of 'oo ' in the English word 'poor'); ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಹುಳು kombina huḷu any of several horned caterpillers that infect plants; ಕೊಂಬುಕೊಟ್ಟ ಓಲಗ kombukoṭṭa ōlaga a concert of blow-pipes, cymbals, drum, etc. in a folk dance; ಕೊಂಬು ಇರು kombu iru (fig.) to have a special merit, quality or qualities to be proud of; ಕೊಂಬು ಬರು kombu baru (fig.) to acquire a special, prestigious, esteemable position because of some quality or qualities or merit.

a pre-fixed, secret place to meet.

a limb of a tree or shrub springing from the trunk or stem; a branch.

ಕೊಂಬೆಮೇಲೆ ನಿಂತುಕೊಂಡು ಬುಡಕಡಿ kombemēle nintukoṇḍu buḍakaḍi (prov.) damage one's own interest knowingly; to cause one's own downfall; to dig one's grave.

the plant Caesalpinia mimosoides of Caesalpiniaceae family.