a religious mendicant, esp. a class of Śaiva ascetics.

(gen.) a man who begs or asks for charity, esp. one who lives by begging; a beggar.

Śiva.

a priest of the sect among the devotees of Śiva (the god known among them popularly as Mailāra linga).

an elderly, venerable man.

a sect among Śaivas, the members of which, traditionally are attendants in temples.

any of the birds Gracula religiosa, Acridotheres tristis, Eulabes religiosa, Tumenuchus pagodarum and Sturnopastor contra, a few of them are able to mimic the human voice, often kept as pet; myna.

a man belonging to a nomadic sect, main occupation of the members of which is mat-weaving and bamboo-basket making.

that caste.

(fig.) a man who habitually annoys, troubles others; a wicked man.

a man who pretends to be pious, virtuous, innocent, etc. without really being so.

= ಕೋರಕ - 1.

a kind of fish (cāna marōliyas).

another fish, Ophiocephelus punctatus.

the perennial tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (family: Poaceae), Saccharum officinarum.

its tall, stout, jointed stems from which sugar is made; sugar-cane.

a rising up against established authority; rebellion; revolt.

a point or place considerably above most others; eminence; elevation.

= ಕಱು2.

an intense desire; tender feeling towards; love.

any of numerous long-tailed rodents of various families (esp. Muridae and Cricetidae) resembling, but larger than, the mouse; a rat.

(as cows) the giving of milk.

a cow or buffalo that is giving milk.