the tree Ixora arborea ( = I. parviflora) of Rubiaceae family; jungle geranium.

a piece of burning wood; a live fire-brand.

the colour of coal; black colour.

ಕೊಳ್ಳಿಯಿಂದ ತಲೆ ತುರಿಸಿಕೊ koḷḷiyinda tale turisiko (fig.) to opt for self-disaster while finding a way out of it; to aggravate one's problem instead of mitigating it by using dangerous means; to welcome a calamity.

the act or an instance of stealing; theft.

a quantity of thread or yarn wound in a coil; skein.

= ಕಳ್2.

a man who habitually steals or is guilty of theft; a thief.

a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; an evil or wicked person; a scoundrel; a villain.

a wooden pin used to insert a) in to the hole of latch of a door for preventing it from being opened or b) in to the hole of a yoke to hold the cord preventing from an ox disengaging itself from the yoke.

a man unable to speak, usu. because of a congenital defect or deafness; a dumb man.

pleasing to hear; sounding sweet; melodious.