a covering of wool, leather, cotton, etc., for the hand, worn esp. for protection against cold or dirt, and usu. having separate cover for each finger and the thumb.

a bag, usu. of leather or cloth, held in the hand and used to carry small quantity or number of items; a hand bag.

= ಕಚ್ಚೞಿ1.

a plant.

the state or condition of being dry; dryness.

= ಕಾಚಲು.

(fire) to extinguish.

a thin, shrill, long sound; a piercing, high-pitched tone.

a woman of iniquitous, wicked nature.

a bad, immoral tendency or inclination of the mind.

a person having such a tendency.

a waste piece of cloth, esp. one that is old or torn; rag.

a man in rags.

(fig.) a very poor man.