a short pithy saying in general use, held to embody a general truth or popularly accepted truth; a proverb; an adage.

a piece of music sung or composed for singing; a song.

a poetical composition; a poem or verse.

an artificial pond or water-tank.

any of a number of horselike perissodactylous mammals (family Equidae) having long ears and a short mane, and are domesticated, known for hard work; a donkey.

a person regarded as stupid, foolish or obstinate, meant ony for hard work.

a term of abuse.

ಕತ್ತೆ ಒದ್ದಂತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡು katte oddante mātanāḍu to talk lacking respect, regard to the other person; to talk roughly and awkwardly; ಕತ್ತೆ ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಹೊತ್ತಹಾಗೆ katte kasturi hotta hāge (simile) an ass is an ass, though laden with gold; ಕತ್ತೆ ಕಾಯು katte kāyu (derog. to say) 'you are an useless person'; ಕತ್ತೆ ಕಿವುಡು katte kivuḍu completely deaf; deaf as an adder; ಕತ್ತೆಗೆ ಆದ ಹಾಗೆ ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗು kattege āda hāge vayassāgu (used deregotively) to advance in age without matching wisdom or knowledge; ಕತ್ತೆಗೆ ಚಳಿಬರುವ ಮಾತು kattege caḷibaruva mātu (rightly - ಕಂಥೆಗೆ ಚಳಿಬರುವ ಮಾತು) (a saying) 'this is an unnatural happening or an impractical event; 'no one can believe thiś; ಕತ್ತೆಗೇಕೆ ಬತ್ತದ ಸುದ್ದಿ? kattegēke battada suddi = ಕತ್ತೆ ಬಲ್ಲುದೆ ಕತ್ತುರಿಯ ಪರಿಮಳವ?; ಕತ್ತೆ ದುಡಿದ ಹಾಗೆ ದುಡಿ katte duḍida hāge duḍi to work very hard without stopping, (often without proper reward or recognitition); to work like a beaver; ಕತ್ತೆ ಖಂಡುಗ ಹೊತ್ತರೆ ಸೆಟ್ಟೀತನ ಮಾಡೀತೆ? katte khaṇḍuga hottare settītana māḍīte? a stupid person remains stupid despite hard work; ಕತ್ತೆ ತಿಂದೂ ಹಾಳುಮಾಡಿತು, ಹೊರಳಿಯೂ ಹಾಳುಮಾಡಿತು katte tindū hāḷumāḍitu, horaḷiyū hāḷumāḍitu a lubber is a liability in all ways; ಕತ್ತೆ ಬಲ್ಲುದೆ ಕತ್ತುರಿಯ ಪರಿಮಳವ? katte ballude katturiya parimaḷava? an ass loaded with gold still eats thistles; ಕತ್ತೆಯ ಮೊಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಖಂಡುಗ ಹಾಲಿದ್ದರೇನು? katteya moleyalli khaṇḍuga hāliddarēnu mere plentifulness, without being useful, is but a heap of rubbish.

= ಗಾಥ.

an account of happening or connected series of happening (whether true or fictitious; a story.

a short, traditional saying that expresses some obvious truth or familiar experience; a proverb, adage or maxim.

(pros.) a kind of metre.

(dial.) (book-keeping) an account in which items are temporarily entered until their disposition can be determined; a suspense account.

a story - a) an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale or anecdote; b) a fictitious literary composition in prose or poetry, shorter than a novel; narrative; tale; c) the past course of the life of a person or institution etc; d) the narrative or plot of a novel or play etc.; storyline; d) a mere tale, an account with no basis in fact.

ಕಥೆ ಮುಗಿಸು kathe mugisu (fig.) to completely spoil (something); 2. (fig.) to kill (someone).

a story - a) an account of imaginary or past events; a narrative, tale or anecdote; b) a fictitious literary composition in prose or poetry, shorter than a novel; a narrative; a tale; c) the past course of the life of a person or institution etc; d) the narrative or plot of a novel or play etc.; storyline; d) a mere tale, an account with no basis in fact.

any dull, tiresome, boring narration.

a persisting, perplexing problem; ಅದೊಂದು ಕತೆ adondu kate (fig.) a different thing altogether, a matter requiring or meriting separate treatment.

a kind of farm land.

a statement of money etc. received, paid, expended by, owing to, receivable from, sold to, bought from, a person; an account.

a book in which such an account is maintained; an account book.

a government register in which the ownership of a property (esp. of piece of land) is registered.

a division of a the government machinery; a department.

the office of a minister of a state; a portfolio.

a heavy, metal, war-club; a mace.

a short, thick staff.