a spear or lance held in the hand.

an inorganic substance occurring naturally in the earth and having a consistent and distinctive set of physical properties (e.g., a usu. crystalline structure, hardness, colour, etc.) and a composition; a mineral.

any of the substances in the earth of organic origin, such as coal.

= ಕಣಂಜು.

a granary; a corn-bin a) a room, building for storing grains, corns, etc.; b) a big bamboo basket for the same purpose.

any of various families of winged hymenopteran insects, characterised by a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk, biting mouthparts, and, in the females and workers, a vicious sting that can be used repeatedly; a wasp.

a man who devises, plans or plots artfully with an evil intent; a cunning man; a plotter; a schemer.

(dial.) indistinct utterance of a child that is learning speech.

an young of any animal.

a kind of elk or deer.

= ಕಣಂಜು.

any of a genus (Francolinus, family Phasianidae) of Asiatic partridges.