a place for living; a shelter; an abode.

a room or building equipped for physical training and athletic games and sports; a gymnasium.

physical or mental exertion; work; toil; labour.

a shrine in a village for the departed soul.

the art of charming and catching snakes.

the use of charms, spells, and rituals in seeking or pretending to cause or control events or govern certain natural or supernatural forces; magic.

the hard outer case of a coconut kernel; coconut shell.

a hand-device made of coconut shell for drawing the thread from coir.

(fig.) a beggar's alms-vessel.

ಕರಟಕಟ್ಟು karaṭakaṭṭu to become hardened.

a small box or chest, with a lid; a casket.

= ಕರಹಡ.

dried grass in a forest or on a mountain or hill.

either of the flat surfaces alongside the forehead, in front of each ear of an elephant; the temples.

any large bird of the genus Corvus, having a powerful black beak, a harsh call, and usu. glossy black plumage; a crow.

any of various small tailless amphibians of the order Anura, having a moist smooth skin and legs developed for jumping; a frog.

the region of the atmosphere and the blue canopy above as seen from the earth; the sky.

the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, often regarded as immortal; the soul.

a kind of musical instrument.

an orange-flowered thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, whose seeds yield an edible oil; safflower plant.

one who propounds or believes in, the theory or belief that god does not exist; an atheist.

a degraded brāhmaṇa.

= ಕರಹಡ.

any game played during night (?).

a physical or moral defect; a stain; a flaw; a blemish.

a kind of weapon.

the state or codition of growth, development being stunted; stunted growth.

to burn oneself to become coal; to become charred by burning.

to become pitiless, ruthless.

a bear (Melursus ursinus) with shaggy, black fur, a flexible snout, and long, white claws, found in India and Sri Lanka and feeds chiefly on fruits and insects; sloth bear.

ಕರಡಿಗೆ ಹೆದರದವ, ಕಂಬಳಿಗೆ ಹೆದರ‍್ಯಾನೆ? karaḍige hedaradava kambaḷige hedaryāne? is he who has slain a lion scared of a mouse?.

= ಕರಟ2 - 2.

rough - a) having an uneven or irregular surface, not smooth or level or polished; b) harsh, rude, brutal, etc.; not gentle or mild.

ಕರಡಾಗು karaḍāgu to be spoiled; to become useless; ಕರಡುಮಾಡು karaḍu māḍu to spoil; to render useless.

a tall bird of the family Gruidae, with long legs, long neck, and straight bill; a crane.

= ಕರಡ.

to move, shake, agitate, etc., esp. slightly; to move a spoon, ladle or other implement round and round in (a liquid etc.), esp. to mix the ingredients or constituents; to stir.

to disturb the quiet of; to evoke strong feelings in.

to be stirred to action or strong feeling; to be aroused; to be excited.

to gather; to collect together; to glean.

the state or codition of growth, development being stunted; stunted growth.