an evil spirit; a demon; a devil.

hard to bear, tolerate or endure; strong; vehement.

a floor made for thrashing grains; a threshing floor.

the refuse or remaining of the seeds of Sesamum indicum from which oil is extracted.

a fight, esp. a large-scale engagement, between armed forces; a battle.

a small mortar and pestle of metal or stone, used to pound areca nut or to powder medicine.

a villainous, wicked man.

a man belonging to the Kokaṇa region in the Western India, that runs from the present Thane in north to Goa in south, and between Sahyādri mountains and Arabian sea.

the quality of being aggressively assertive, presumptuous or overbearing; arrogance.

to grow or become ripe; to ripen well.

to advance in age; to become old.

to lose strength, vigor, etc. (as in advanced age).

a thick liquid food made by boiling rice, ragi (finger millet) or jowar flour in water; a kind of porridge.

soft mud; slush; soggy earth; clay.

(dial.) the sap of some kinds of palm, fermented to produce arrack; toddy.

pleasing to hear; sounding sweet; melodious.

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

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