a man belonging to a caste the main profession of the members of which is trading and business.

(fig.) a stingy man.

(fig.) a cheat; a deceiver.

a building for cows; a cowshed.

= ಕವಡು2.

a load that is or can be carried on the back of an ox; a load of grass; fodder.

a movable structure for opening or closing an entrance, as to a building or room or giving access to a closet, cupboard, etc.; a door.

a gate regulating the flow of water in a sluice, channel, etc; a valve.

a membranous fold or structure which permits body fluids to flow in one direction only or opens and closes a tube, chamber, etc., as a valve in the heart.

a cabinet with doors and shelves for holding dress materials etc.; a cupboard; an almirah.

= ಗಾವಟಿ1.

the plant Hesperethusa crenulata (= Limonia crenulata) of Rutaceae family.

= ಗಾವಟಿ2.

a person who cheats; a cheat.

any unclean or soiling matter, as mud, dust, dung, trash, etc.; dirt.

a moral stigma; a religious violation or transgression; sin.

a piece of long, unsewn cloth used to cover the upper portion of the body.

stride - a) a long step in walking or running; b) the distance covered by such a step.

the perennial vine Citrullus colocynthus (= Cucumis colocynthis) of Cucurbitaceae family; colocynth.

its fruit.

the smooth, glossy, and brightly coloured shell of any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, formerly used as currency by primitives; cowrie; ಕವಡೆಗೆ ಅತ್ತು ಕಣ್ಣು ಕಳೆದುಕೊ k avaḍege a ttu k aṇṇu k aḷeduko to lose a fortune for a trivial thing; ಮುೂಗಿಗೆ ಕವಡೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡು ದುಡಿ mūgige k avaḍe k aṭṭikoṇḍu duḍi (fig.) to work hard without stopping, (often without proper reward or recognitition).

a hinged, sliding or revolving barrier for closing and opening an entrance to a building, room, cupboard, etc.; a door.

the act of cheating; deception.

a false belief or impression; illusion; delusion.

the smooth, glossy, and brightly coloured shell of any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, formerly used as currency by primitives; cowrie.

(dial.) the quality of being hard.

the condition or fact of having a fork at one end (as a stick).

division into two parts, groups or classes, esp. when these are sharply distinguished or opposed; dichotomy.

a branch of a family.

a pair of ornamental lines woven at the border of a dhōti, shawl or a blanket.

the plant Citrullus colocynthus of Cucurbitaceae family.

its fruit which is dried and used in making a strong cathartic.

= ಕವಡೆ1.