a covering made of a blanket, gunny bag or reeds, for the head, neck and back, used as a protection against rain; a hood.

in high degree; excessive; (taste, smell etc.) strong.

a bamboo lath having slings on both sides to carry burden on the shoulder or on the back of the neck.

a device, as a seat hanging from ropes or chains, on which one can sit and swing backward and forward as a form of amusement; a swing.

a kind of weapon having metal projections.

a piece of cloth wrapped around a staff at one end and dipped in oil, lighted and used as a torch.

a thick wick.

the surrounding place; proximity.

that which is relatively large, big.

the vine Cucumis sativus of Cucurbitaceae family.

its edible gourd; cucumber.

= ಕಕ್ಕಡ1.

a deep, thick forest.

a place which is far away from other towns and difficult to live in; the back of beyond.