a community (known as Koḍava) mainly hailing from Koḍagu region of Karnāṭaka.

a man belonging to this community or from this region.

a foreigner, esp. one belonging to a foreign religion.

the direction to the left of a person facing north; it is the point on the horizon at which the centre of the sun sets at the equinox; west.

the common langur, Presbytis entellus.

a monkey in gen. 3) a mischievous or imitative person regarded as a monkey.

a mocking or bantering remark; jibe; a taunt ; a joke.

the common langur, Presbytis entellus.

a monkey in gen. 3) a mischievous or imitative person regarded as a monkey.

a mocking or bantering remark; jibe; a taunt ; a joke.

= ಘೋಟ.

a short sound as made by a dry stick while breaking at once; ಗೊಟಕ್ ಅನ್ನು goṭak a nnu (coll.) to die; ಗೊಟಕ್ ಎನ್ನು goṭak ennu = ಗೊಟಕ್ ಅನ್ನು.

a man who organises, brings in to being or makes (something) happen; an organiser.

a metal ornamental band or chain worn around the wrist; a bracelet.

a capital - a city or town that is the official seat of government of a state; b) an important city where a certain industry, activity, etc. is centred.

the slope of a mountain.

the land by the side of a mountain.

a group of people; a multitude.

an organised military force armed for fighting esp. on land; an army.

the expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its land masses; a sea.

either of the two fleshy protuberances on the lower rear part of the human body; the posterior.

the state of being excessive; excessiveness; abundance.

a long pointed tooth, esp. protruding from a closed mouth, as in the elephant, walrus, etc.; a tusk.

an ornamental ring for the tusk of an elephant.

salt produced by evaporating sea water; sea-salt.

light, accompanied by heat, from the sun; sunlight.

the string of an archeṛs bow; a bow-string.

a large wasp, Vespa crabro, with a brown and yellow striped body, and capable of inflicting a severe sting; a hornet.

the capital city of erstwhile Orissa, a state in east India.

a circular frame or disc arranged to revolve on an axle and used to facilitate the motion of a vehicle or for various mechanical purposes; a wheel.

a sort of fish with gilt-head or golden coloured body.

= ಕಾಟ1 (?).

a groove made on wood or stone (as in sculpture).

a man who annoys, inflicts troubles; a harasser.

the systematic and rhythmic pronunciation of the sounds of a percussion instrument used in Karnāṭaka music.

a hand weapon having a long, sharp-pointed blade, with a sharp edge on one or both sides, set in a hilt; a broadsword.

any of large, heavy, thick-skinned, plant-eating, perissodactylous mammals of Rhinocerotidae family of tropical Africa and Asia, with one or two upright horns on the snout; a rhinoceros.

(myth.) one of the eight hells.

(rhet.) a poetry written in the shape of a sword.

(vīr.) a hymn in praise of Vīrabhadra, the promnient destroying power of Śiva.

ಖಡ್ಗ ಹೇಳು khaḍga hēḷu to praise Vīrabhadra, one of the chief attendants of Śiva, holding a sword in the hand.

any of numerous ten-footed crustaceans having the first pair of legs modified as pincers; a crab.

the zodiacal sign or constellation Cancer; the Crab.

an ornamental metal (esp. of gold or silver) band or chain worn around the wrist; a bracelet.

an ornament or fetter worn round the ankle; an anklet.

the religious status of a woman whose husband is alive.

ಕಡಗ ಕಾಯು kaḍaga kāyu (fig.) to protect a married woman's auspicious status in the society, by protecting her husband.

= ಕಟಕು1.

strong - a) governing or leading with firm authority; authoritarian; b) intense in degree or quality; not mild.

= ಕಡಗ - 1 & 2.

a kind of tree.