a body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking; a pond; a lake.

a tub, now usu. a bathroom fixture to take a bath in; a bath-tub.

(dial.) a piece of unsewn cloth used as underwear; a loin-cloth.

the part of the face in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration; the nose.

= ಗೋಣು.

the shape made by two straight lines meeting at a common point, the vertex or by two planes meeting along an edge; an angle.

the space between or within, such lines or planes.

the measure of this space, expressed in degrees.

the north-west quarter.

a space within a building enclosed by walls or separated from other similar spaces by walls or partitions; a room.

a room or place for the preparation and cooking of food; a kitchen.

a place where converging sides or edges meet; the internal space or recess formed by the meeting of two walls; a corner.

a stick used to play drums; a drum-stick.

a rod with horse-hair stretched along its length, used for playing the violin, cello, sārangi, etc.; a bow.

the blade of a sword.

a stick; a club; a cudgel.

(astrol.) the planet Saturn.

the planet Mars.

the shape made by two straight lines meeting at a common point, the vertex or by two planes meeting along an edge; an angle.

the vertex of a compass, where both the legs are connected.

= ಗೋಣು.

a male buffalo.

(fig.) an inactive, lazy man.

(fig.) a stupid man; a pig-head.

ಕೋಣನ ಮುಂದೆ ಕಿನ್ನರಿ ಬಾರಿಸು kōṇana munde kinnari bārisu (fig.) to try to explain something or advise in absolute vain; to waste one's effort in making another understand or appreciate; ಕೋಣನೆರಡುಂ ಹೋರೆ ಮಿಳ್ತು ಗಿಡುವಿಂಗೆ kōṇaneraḍum hōre miḷtu giḍuvinge when two big persons fight, helpless are the sufferers; when elephants fight, the mousedeer between them is killed; ಕೋಣ ಬೆಳೆದರೆ ಆನೆ ಆದೀತೆ? kōṇa beḷedare āne ādīte (prov.) an ant-hill, however big it grows, cannot challenge the Everest.

a large number of persons or things, esp. when gathered together or considered as a unit; a multitude; a flock.

(vīr.) a mendicant, who keeps moving from place to place.

a group of attendants of Śiva, (as a class).

a unit of an army with twentyseven chariots, twenty seven elephants, eighty one horses, and one hundred thirty five foot-soldiers.

any of the minor or demi-gods.

a number of people or things grouped together because of certain likenesses or common traits; a category; a class.

(pros.) a metrical foot, with definite number of syllables.

the plant Trachyspermum ammi ( = Carum cpiticum) of Apiaceae family; Bishop's weed.

its seed.

(astrol.) any of the three classes in to which human beings are classified based on their birth-stars, on which the matchability of the bride and groom is derived.

(biol.) a scientific classification of a group of related plants or animals ranking above a family and below a class; an order.

(math.) a collection of distinct entities, individually specified or satisfying specified conditions, forming a unit; a set.

an indiclinable denoting ' you know!' (while addressing men).

a piece of cloth for making a blouse; a blouse-piece.

the organ of vision; the eye.

a look; glance; gaze.

a thing like an eye in appearance or function as - a) a bud of a tuber, as a potato; b) the spot on a peacock's tail feather; c) the threading hole in a needle; d) a hole in a tool for fixing a handle; e) a mark spot on the surface of a die; f) the hole or space left open in a net; g) a hole; a cavity; an eyelet.

(fig.) the important, attractive and vital part of anything.

the excellent, superior thing in the class or group.

(fig.) compassionate feeling or treatment; kindness; mercy.

the central portion of any percussion instrument, where it is played with fingers; the black dough pasted on there;

ಕಣ್ಗೆವರ್ kaṇgevar to be seen; 2. to be attractive; to be eye-catching; ಕಣ್ಣನೀರ್ kaṇṇa nīr = ಕಣ್ಣೀರು - 1; ಕಣ್ಣಪಾಪೆ kaṇṇa pāpe the pupil of the eye.

a floor made for thrashing grains.

a battle-field.

a play ground.

a ground made ready for planting seeds or seedlings.

the normal coarse food of horse, cattle or sheep (as grass, hay, grains etc.); fodder.

(now obs.) a tax levied on fodder.

food in gen.

(usu. used in dupl.) the imitative sound of ringing bells.

a broken piece of a grain.

a particle - a) an extremely small piece; tiny fragment; b) the slightest trace (as of truth, doubt); a speck.

a glowing bit of matter, esp. one thrown off by a fire.

a man with one eye; a monocular man.

a man deprived of sight; a blind man.

a perforated or broken thing.

the glossy black bird of moderate size; crow.

a piece of cloth for making blouse; a blouse-piece.

(dial.) a depositing of a valuable item as security for performance of a contract or payment of a loan; pledge.

= ಕಾಣು.