a kind of wading bird with a long neck, long legs, and a long, tapered bill, living along marshes and river banks; a kind of heron.

= ಕೊಂಚ1.

a wall (as of a fort) on a mound or elevated earth.

either of the two fleshy, rounded parts at the back of the hips; the buttock; the posterior; the rump.

= ಗೊಂಚಲು.

a bronze jug for holding liquids, esp. water.

a metal belt (usu. of silver or gold) worn round the waist by a woman, more as an ornament than for holding the clothing up.

a town in the south-eastern part of India (TamiḷNāḍu).

ಕಂಚಿಗೆ ಹೋದರೂ ಮಂಚಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಲ್ಕೇ ಕಾಲು kancige hōdarū mancakke nālkē kalu a stupid person never becomes wise; an ox remains an ox even if driven to Vienna.

an alteration or modification; a change.

a segment, part taken out or severed from a whole.

an alloy of copper with upto one-third tin; bronze.

an article, esp. a vessel made of bronze.

a broad plate made of bronze.

ಕಂಚಿನ ಕಂಠ kancina kaṇṭha (fig.) a loud and clear voice; voice that is as clear as a bell; ಕಂಚಿನ ಯುಗ kancina yuga a phase of some human cultures, usu. after a Stone Age and before an Iron Age, characterised by bronze tools and weapons, esp. such a phase between 3500-1000 B.C. (approx.); bronze age.

= ಕಂಚುಕ - 1.