a long thread, usu. coloured with turmeric powder, tied round the wrist of the right hand after worshipping a deity.

the side of the face including the temples; the cheek.

the temples of an elephant.

an inflamed, painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused by localized infection; a boil; a furuncle.

a very thin film of liquid forming a ball around air or gas; a bubble.

the baleful influence supposedly of a star or planet.

an instance of being liable to injury, damage, loss, pain, etc.

the tenth of the twenty seven portions of a circle on the plane of the ecliptic.

a mark, spot; a mole (as on the skin).

any of large, heavy, thick-skinned, plant-eating, perissodactylous mammals of Rhinocerotidae family, of tropical Asia, with an upright horn on the snout; a rhinoceros.

a saclike structure in human beings, serving for temporary storage of urine; the urinary bladder.

a part or fragment broken or separated from the whole; a piece.

a valorous, brave man; a hero.

a man as related to a woman whom he is married with; a husband.

(gen.) any married man.

an adult male human being; a man.

the quality generally regarded as the one a man should have, as bravery, courage, valour, etc.; manliness.

ಗಂಡರ ಗಂಡ gaṇḍara gaṇḍa (fig.) most valorous man among valorous men; ಗಂಡನಿಗಿಂತ ಹೆಂಡತಿ ಮಂಡೋದರಿ gaṇdaniginta heṇḍati maṇḍōdari (prov.) a woman physically stouter, taller than her husband; ಗಂಡ ಪಟ್ಟೆ ತರ್ತಾನೆ ಅಂತ ಇದ್ದ ಬಟ್ಟೆನೂ ಸುಟ್ಟಳು gaṇḍa paṭṭe tartāne a nta idda baṭṭenū suṭṭaḷu (prov.) one threw away whatever little one had anticipating a fortune; ಗಂಡ ಹೆಂಡತಿಯರ ಜಗಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಸು ಬಡವಾಯಿತು gaṇḍa heṇḍatiyara jagaḷadalli kūsu baḍvāyitu (prov.) the feeble suffers between two warring giants; when elephants fight, the mouse deer between them is killed; ಗಂಡ ಇರುವವಳು ಗಂಡುಮಗು ಹೆತ್ತರೆ, ಮುಂಡೆಗೇಕೆ ಮುಲುಕಾಟ gaṇda iruvavaḷu gaṇḍu magu hettare muṇḍegēke muluk āṭa (prov.) if fortune favours one, why should another mumble in discontent; ಗಂಡನಿಗೆ ಗಂಟು ತೋರಿಸಬೇಡ, ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಹಿ ತೋರಿಸಬೇಡ gaṇḍanige gaṇṭu tōrisa bēḍa, makkaḷige sihi tōrisa bēḍa (prov.) like children yearning for desire, the husband yearns for his wife's savings; ಗಂಡ ಹೆಂಡಿರ ಜಗಳ ಉಂಡು ಮಲಗುವ ತನಕ gaṇḍa heṇḍira jagaḷa uṇḍu malaguva tanaka (prov.) a husband and wife (or two friends) reconcile between themselves soon; a quarrel between a husband and wife is not a serious issue; ಗಂಡ ಹೆಂಡಿರ ಜಗಳ ಗಂಧ ತೀಡಿದ ಹಾಗೆ gaṇḍa heṇḍira jagaḷa gandha tīḍida hāge (prov.) = ಗಂಡ ಹೆಂಡಿರ ಜಗಳ ಉಂಡು ಮಲಗುವ ತನಕ; ಗಂಡಾನೂ ಹೊಡೆದ, ಸೋಮಮವಾರ ಒಪ್ಪೊತ್ತು gaṇḍānū hoḍeda, sōmavāra oppottu (prov.) a reasonable pretext serves as a good cover over an unpleasant truth.

a thorny plant having many stems branching out low instead of one main stem or trunk; a thorny shrub.

a group of trees or other plants.

the tree Acacia catechu var. typica of Mimosae family.

a kind weapon having horn-like metal projections.

a village servant whose duty is to regulate and manage water supply to the irrigated lands.

(fig.) molestation; vexation; annoyance.

a sloping ledge in a wall etc. where the thickness of the part above is diminished; an offset in the wall of a well or at the foot of a wall of a building.

the portion of a vessel that is above its neck.

a stairway set on the wall of a well to go down and up.

a male cat; a tom-cat.

that part of a human or animal joining the head to the body; the neck.

the front part of the neck.

the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs; the throat.

a narrow part between the top portion or mouth and the body or base, of a vessel.

sound made through the mouth by human beings in singing, talking etc.; voice.

the whole physical structure of human beings or animals; the body.

the state or quality of being near; nearness in space; proximity.

a stretch of rising land at the edge of a body of water, as on either sides of a river, all the sides of a lake, pond, etc.

an ancient writing implement, a small metal rod with a pointed end for scratching letters on palm leaves; the Indian style.

ಕಂಠಚಾಮೀಕರ ನ್ಯಾಯ kaṇṭha cāmīkara nyāya the maxim of a person searching for the ornament which he is wearing around his neck; a looking for one's ass sitting on his back; ಕಂಠ ಬಿಗಿದುಬರು (one's throat) to get choked from emotions as joy, grief, etc.; to become strained with emotion; ಕಂಠಮಟ್ಟ ಕುಡಿದಿರು kaṇṭhamaṭṭa kuḍidiru to be very drunk; to be as drunk as a lord; ಕಂಠ ಶೋಷಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು kaṇṭha śoṣisikoḷlu to speak, teach or advice in vain; ಕಂಠ ಶೋಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು kaṇṭhaśosikoḷḷu = ಕಂಠ ಶೋಷಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು.

having (many) thorns.

that part of a human or animal joining the head to the body; the neck.

the front part of the neck.

the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs; the throat.

a necklace; an ornament for the neck.

a rope round the neck of a horse.