a curved piece of wire or bone with a barbed end, for catching fish; a fish-hook.

(fig.) a person or device that is deadly.

the act or an instance of singing.

that which is sung; a song.

a man who sings; a singer.

the act of holding, seizing or capturing.

a press or mill used to extract juice from sugarcane or oil from oil seeds.

ಗಾಣದ ಎತ್ತು gāṇada ettu an ox used to turn the heavy pestle of an oil mill; a miller's ox; 2. (fig.) a person engaged in a work that is hard, menial or tiresome; a workhorse; ಎಣ್ಣೆ ಬರುವಾಗ ಗಾಣ ಮುರೀತು eṇṇe baruvāga gāṇa murītu (prov.) misfortune times for itself when hard work is about to bring the fruit; ಗಾಣದೆತ್ತಿಗೆ ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಏಕೆ? ಗೋಣಿಗೆ ಗವಸಣಿಗೆ ಏಕೆ? gāṇadettige gejje ēke? gōṇige gavasṇige ēke? (prov.) a menial never needs a white collar coat.

a thick thread, usu. made of jute, used in fastening the mouth of big bags either by tying or sewing.

a broken piece of a grain.

a particle - a) an extremely small piece; tiny fragment; b) the slightest trace (as of truth, doubt); a speck.

a glowing bit of matter, esp. one thrown off by a fire.

a piece of cloth for making blouse; a blouse-piece.

a distinguishing voice of a singer or sound of a musical instrument.

space; room.

the hard, solid, non-metallic mineral matter of which rock is composed; a piece of this; a stone.