money, grain, scarce resource, etc. put aside as a reserve or to establish a fund; a nest-egg.

a person or thing that can always be depended on, is always effective, etc.; a stand-by.

a troop of soldiers, policemen, etc. that serves or is put into service on an emergency basis or as a substitute; a reserve-troop.

ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಆಟಗಾರ kaigāvalu āṭagāra a member of a playing team, who is kept in reserve to replace a player, if required; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಚಕ್ರ kaigāvalu cakra a spare wheel for a motor vehicle, consisting of a ready-inflated tyre on a spokeless metal rim, which could be clamped temporarily over a punctured wheel; a stepney; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ದಾಸ್ತಾನು kaigāvalu dāstānu a stock (of things, as grain, amunition,etc.) kept for special purpose or for use in time of scarcity or distress; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಮೊಬಲಗು kaigāvalu mobalagu an amount of money kept for later use or for a special purpose; a reserve fund; 2. an amount (in cash) given or lent for contingent expenses in an organisation or office; imprest; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ವಸ್ತು kaigāvalu vastu something kept back or stored up, as for later use or for a special purpose; a reserve; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಸೈನ್ಯ kaigāvalu sainya = ಕೈಗಾವಲು - 3; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಹಣ kaigāvalu haṇa = ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಮೊಬಲಗು.

the state of having no light; absolute darkness.