the expanse of the heavens that forms an apparent blue arch over the earth; firmament; the sky; the upper atmosphere, esp. with reference to its appearance.

the numeral 0 or its symbol; the cipher, zero.

(pros.) a metrical foot with two long syllables followed by a single one (--u).

ಗಗನದರಳು gaganadaraḷu = ಗಗನಕುಸುಮ -2; ಗಗನಕ್ಕೇರು gaganakkēru (esp. price of something) to rise above the usual or ordinary level; to become very dear; to soar.

suddenly; unexpectedly; all of a sudden.

a cowrie used among premitives as money.

a denomination of money equal to the value of twenty cowries; a quarter of a paṇa.

a measure of weight equal to a quarter of a m āṣa.

= ಕಾಕಿಣಿ - 2.

a shell or cowrie used as currency by primitive people.

a denomination of money equal to twenty cowries; a quarter of a paṇa.

a weight equal to a quarter of a m āṣa.

= ಕಿಕ್ಕಣ್ಣು.

a down-cast look.

a coin of very small or negligible value.

pain caused by the poking of a stick, wire, etc.

the yellowish, wax like secretion found in the canal of the external ear; cerumen; earwax.