a kind of plant.

(said of sound, voice) unpleasantly sharp; grating to the ear.

name of a region including the present Bengal and northern part of Orissa in Eastern India.

that which is connected to or made from sugarcane.

(mus.) a musical mode, in Karnāṭaka system, derived from the main mode Māyām āḷava gauḷa.

a kind of necklace having round beads.

the doctrine and practice of a Śaiva sect, that believe in necromancy, as the art of prediction by supposed communication with the dead, black magic, enchantment, conjuration, etc.

a member of this sect.

a man who habitually steals or is guilty of theft; a thief.

= ಕಳ್2.

the act or an instance of stealing; theft.

pleasing to hear; sounding sweet; melodious.

a man unable to speak, usu. because of a congenital defect or deafness; a dumb man.