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 sub-sect among farming caste.

= ಕುಂಬೆ1.

= ಕುಂಬು3.

a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl used for serving liquid foods; a ladle.

the joint on a bamboo stem.

a young bamboo.

the plant Bauhinia vahilii of Caesalpiniaceae family.

its flower.

the tree Gardenia latifolia of Rubiaceae family.

a thick heavy spiral shell, occasionally bearing long projections, of various marine gastropod molluscs of the family Strombidae; a conch.

an ornamental band, hoop or chain worn on the wrist; a bracelet.

an elephant.

water.

the white colour.

that part of a human joining the head to the body; the neck.

the grass Pennisetum typhoides (= Holcus spicata, = Panicum spicatum) of Poaceae family.

its grain; spiked millet.

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 tall spar or, now often, a hollow metal structure, sometimes in sections, rising vertically from the keel or deck of a vessel and used to support the sails, yards, radar and radio equipment, etc. ; the mast of a vessel.