a harmless, moderate-sized, tropical lizard, Iguana tuberculata of Iguanidae family, having a row of spines from neck to tail, which is known for its grip and used in scaling forts, and which feeds on insects or vegetation; the common iguana.

a leather guard fastened round the left arm to prevent injury from the bow-string.

any of the inelastic cords of tough, fibrous connective tissue in which muscle fibres end and by which muscles are attached to bones or other parts; a sinew; a tendon.

an official who is in charge of collecting revenue from a village on behalf of the government; a man who works so on contract basis.

= ಕೋತ2.

ಕೋತಾ ಆಯವ್ಯಯ kōtā āyavyaya the practice of seeking to stimulate a nation's economy by increasing government expenditures beyond revenue sources, which is financed by borrowing; deficit financing; deficit budget; ಕೋತಾ ಬಜೆಟ್ಟು kotā bajeṭṭu = ಕೋತಾ ಆಯವ್ಯಯ.

a dip or turning upside down (as of a bird, paper-kite, etc.).

the fact or an instance of a business incurring loss.

(fig.) a failure in an examination.

the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of grey and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions; the brain.

one of the Dravidian languages, spoken by a tribe in Nīlagiri hills, in Tamil Naḍu.

a man belonging to that tribe.

the act of reducing the size; an abridging.

the amount by which a sum of money is less than the required amount, esp. an excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits or of expenditure over income.

the Supreme God.

= ಖೋತ1.

ಖೋತಾ ಆಯವ್ಯಯ khōtā āyavyaya the practice of seeking to stimulate a nation's economy by increasing government expenditures beyond revenue sources, which is financed by borrowing; deficit financing; deficit budget.

the urine of a cow.

= ಗೋಧ - 1.

a man suffering from a disease characterised by swollen testicles.

= ಕೋತ್ತು.

the act of reducing, abridging.

the amount by which a sum of money is less than the required amount; specif., an excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits or of expenditure over income.

the place where the earth is dug, excavated; a trench; moat; a defensive ditch around a castle.

the reddish-brown or reddish-yellow coating formed on iron or steel by oxidation, as during exposure to air and moisture; any coating or film formed on any other metal by oxidation or corrosion; rust.

an artificial pond or water-tank.

= ಖತ.

deep or intense sorrow; grief.

(said of soil) turned up; dug; excavated.