a tool for chopping trees and splitting wood having a long wooden handle or a metal head with a blade usu. on only one side; an axe.

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

ಕಡಲ ತರಕಾರಿ kaḍala tarakāri any sea fish that can be used as food; ಕಡಲ ಮಗಳು kaḍala magaḷu = ಕಡಲಣುಗಿ; ಕಡಲೊಳ್ ಪಟ್ಟಂ kaḍaloḷ paṭṭam Viṣṇu, whose couch is on the sea.

the tree Anthocephalus indicus (= A. cadamba, = Nauclea cadamba) of Rubiaceae family; cadamba tree.

a huge rock in a river that splits the water flowing down.

a prescribed rule; an authoritative direction; the act of prescribing a rule; a regulating or regulation.

a prescribed service (as to a temple, religious teachers, monks, etc.).

the grass Sorghum nitidum (= Andropogon serratus) of Poaceae family.

a sowing of seeds in non-irrigated land, before the seasonal rain starts.

the plant Aloe barbadenis (= A. Vera) of Liliaceae family; hedge aloe.

the annual plant Cicer arientinum of Papilonaceae.

its pea; Bengal gram.

ಕಡಲೆ ಸಂಗಡ ರಾಗಿ ಹುರಿದ ಹಾಗೆ kaḍale sangaḍa rāgi hurida hāge (proverbial simile) it is like trying to bring two persons of heterogeneous character, differing completely with each other, for a common cause; ಕಡಲೆ ತಿಂದು ಕೈ ತೊಳೆದಹಾಗೆ kaḍale tindu kai toḷedahāge (simile) completing of a work neatly and without any hassle; ಕಡಲೆಗೆ ಮುಂದು, ಕಡಿವಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿಂದು kaḍalege mundu, kaḍiv āṇakke hindu (said of a person who comes forward for availing the benefits but not for the labour; let somebody work, but let the benefits be mine; ಕಡಲೆಗೆ ಬಾಯಿತೆರೆದು, ಕಡಿವಾಣಕ್ಕೆ ಬಾಯಿ ಮುಚ್ಚಿದರೆಆದೀತೆ? kaḍalege bāyiteredu kaḍiv āṇakke bāyi muccidare ādīte? (prov.) till the land if you want to reap the crop; ಕಡಲೆಯಿದ್ದಾಗ ಹಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ kaḍaleyiddāga hallilla one gets wealth and resources when he he cannot enjoy them, like getting a comb when one is bald.

= ಕಡಲ್2.

(dial.) a kind of fish.

that which is built, constructed, woven or made.

a stage - a) a platform on which plays, speeches, etc. are presented; b) any area, as in an arena or theatre, in which actors perform.

the plant Eriolaena candollei of Sterculiaceae family.

another plant of the same family, Eriolaena quinquelocularis.

the tree Myrica nagi (= M. sapida) of Myricaceae family.

metallic sound (as of swords, vessels,etc.) or the like.

a prescribed rule; an authoritative direction; the act of prescribing a rule; a regulating or regulation; a code.

(dance.) a hand gesture in which fingers are used to depict different sentiments.

a unit of weight (in weighing gold, pearls etc.).

the arrangement made for offering of food to a deity.

a prescribed service (as to a temple, religious teahers, monks, etc.).

an opportunity or obligation etc. that comes successively to each of several persons etc.

a specified or prescribed length of time.

an established social convention carried on by tradition; a custom.

an action to secure justice instituted in a court of law; a law-suit.

= ಕಟ್ಟಳೆ1.

a letter or written communication from a king's office.

a very loud noise.

= ಕಟ್ಟಲ್.

the plant Zingibe zerumbet of Zingiberaceae family.

its rhizome; wild ginger.