(dial.) the quality or condition of being unable to hear; deafness.

stride - a) a long step in walking or running; b) the distance covered by such a step.

any unclean or soiling matter, as mud, dust, dung, trash, etc.; dirt.

a moral stigma; a religious violation or transgression; sin.

the act of cheating; deception.

a false belief or impression; illusion; delusion.

a hinged, sliding or revolving barrier for closing and opening an entrance to a building, room, cupboard, etc.; a door.

= ಕವಾಟ - 1.

the condition or fact of having a fork at one end (as a stick).

division into two parts, groups or classes, esp. when these are sharply distinguished or opposed; dichotomy.

a branch of a family.

a pair of ornamental lines woven at the border of a dhōti, shawl or a blanket.

a load that is or can be carried on the back of an ox; a load of grass; fodder.

= ಕವಡು2.

= ಗಾವಟಿ1.

a movable structure for opening or closing an entrance, as to a building or room or giving access to a closet, cupboard, etc.; a door.

a gate regulating the flow of water in a sluice, channel, etc; a valve.

a membranous fold or structure which permits body fluids to flow in one direction only or opens and closes a tube, chamber, etc., as a valve in the heart.

a cabinet with doors and shelves for holding dress materials etc.; a cupboard; an almirah.

= ಗಾವಟಿ2.

the plant Hesperethusa crenulata (= Limonia crenulata) of Rutaceae family.

the smooth, glossy, and brightly coloured shell of any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, formerly used as currency by primitives; cowrie; ಕವಡೆಗೆ ಅತ್ತು ಕಣ್ಣು ಕಳೆದುಕೊ k avaḍege a ttu k aṇṇu k aḷeduko to lose a fortune for a trivial thing; ಮುೂಗಿಗೆ ಕವಡೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡು ದುಡಿ mūgige k avaḍe k aṭṭikoṇḍu duḍi (fig.) to work hard without stopping, (often without proper reward or recognitition).

the perennial vine Citrullus colocynthus (= Cucumis colocynthis) of Cucurbitaceae family; colocynth.

its fruit.

a person who cheats; a cheat.

a piece of long, unsewn cloth used to cover the upper portion of the body.

the smooth, glossy, and brightly coloured shell of any gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, formerly used as currency by primitives; cowrie.

(dial.) the quality of being hard.

the plant Citrullus colocynthus of Cucurbitaceae family.

its fruit which is dried and used in making a strong cathartic.

= ಕವಡೆ1.