= ಗೋಷ್ಠಿ.

= ಕೋಷ್ಟ.

a group of persons gathered together, as for worship, instruction, discussion or entertainment.

the state of being associated; companionship; fellowship; association.

(dance.) a kind of dance-drama.

= ಕಾಷ್ಠೆ.

= ಕಾಷ್ಠೆ.

a dry piece of wood or a stick.

a peg of wood, metal, etc., used esp. for fastening or holding things together; a bolt; a pin.

a stupid man.

(fig.) the state of being very lean.

an object or end that one strives to attain; an aim; a goal.

the final, culminating element or event in a series; highest point, the last limit; extremity; climax.

a quarter or region of the world; direction.

a limit; boundary; border.

a measure of time; (a duration, varying differently according to different systems - of eighteen, fifteen minutes or equal to eighteen winks).

the quality of excelling; excellence.

a favourable, comfortable situation or condition.

the quality or fact of being clear, obvious, apparent.

= ಕುಷ್ಠ.

a kind of worm that eats away the wood and wood articles and renders them strengthless.

(fig.) that which has become useless or trifle.

a progressive infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae that attacks the skin, flesh, nerves, etc., characterised by nodules, ulcers, white scaly scabs, deformities, and the eventual loss of sensation, and is apparently communicated only after long and close contact; leprosy.

a person suffering from leprosy; a leper.

the plant Costus speciosus of Zingiberaeae family.

its starchy root; elephant arrow root.