(rightly ಗಾಳಿ) the elastic, invisible mixture of gases (chiefly nitrogen and oxygen, as well as hydrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, neon, helium, etc.) that surrounds the earth, either in motion or not; air; wind.

the supposed disembodied spirit of a dead person (esp. a pregnant woman), conceived of as appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy apparition; a ghost.

any clue by which something is followed or detected.

the state of the mind being agitated, perturbed greatly.

the power of a person who affects another, as seen in the action, style etc. of the latter.

the trend of affairs or public opinion.

to cease to exist; to die.

to pass - a) to go or move forward, through or out; b) to spend (one's time, days, life etc.).

to slip by; to elapse; to pass (as time).

to avoid happening; to fend off.

to drive out or away.

to go beyond (one's capacity, power, etc.); to become impossible.

to deduct; to subtract.

to grow or become ripe; to ripen well.

to advance in age; to become old.

to lose strength, vigor, etc. (as in advanced age).

insulting speech; abuse; rebuke.

a wooden pin used to insert a) in to the hole of latch of a door for preventing it from being opened or b) in to the hole of a yoke to hold the cord preventing from an ox disengaging itself from the yoke.

to rejoice; to be delighted; to be pleased.

to have unwarranted pride and undue self-importance; to become arrogant.

the most formidable, wrathful form of Mother-Goddess Pārvati, representing the destructive aspect of mother-nature.

a woman of black complexion.

a dreadful woman.

a minor goddess, fond of blood.

the colour of coal or pitch; black colour.

the period of actual darkness after sunset and before sunrise; night.

blame; censure.

one of the seven tongues of fire.

a black or darkish kind of coral.

ಕಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ಬೋಳಿ ಮಾಡು, ಬೋಳಿಯನ್ನು ಕಾಳಿ ಮಾಡು kāḷīyannu bōḷi māḍu, boḷīyannu kāḷī māḍu (informal use) to manage by unfair, dexterous contrivance or influence; to manipulate unfairly.

unquietness of the mind from agitation or confusion.

a kind of meal made of rice, ragi or jowar flour and boiling water and, often, buttermilk; a sour porridge.

the elastic, invisible mixture of gases (chiefly nitrogen and oxygen, as well as hydrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, neon, helium, etc.) that surrounds the earth, either in motion or not; air; wind.

the supposed disembodied spirit of a dead person (esp. a pregnant woman), conceived of as appearing to the living as a pale, shadowy apparition; a ghost.

any clue by which something is followed or detected.

the state of the mind being agitated, perturbed greatly.

the power of a person who affects another, as seen in the action, style etc. of the latter.

the trend of affairs or public opinion; ಗಾಳಿ ಊದು gāḷi ūdu = ಗಾಳಿ ಹಾಕು; ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ತೂರು gāḷige tūru (fig.) to neglect or avoid following principles, advice, rules etc., for getting benefits in the short run; ಗಾಳಿಗೊಡ್ಡಿದ ಸೊಡರು(ಲು) gāḷigoḍḍida soḍaru(lu) anything that is subject to destruction by an impending or inevitable danger.

that which is not lasting; temporal; transitory; ಗಾಳಿ ಬಂದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಡೆ ಹಿಡಿ gāḷi bandalli koḍe hiḍi (prov.) to act to take advantage of the situation; ಗಾಳಿ ಬಂದಾಗ ತೂರಿಕೊ gāḷi bandāga tūriko (prov.) to utilise a favourable opportunity to the fullest possible extent; to hoist your sail when the wind is fair; to make the hay while the sun shines; ಗಾಳಿಯ ವಾದ್ಯ gāḷiya vādya (n .) (often wrongly used as gāḷivādya) a musical instrument sounded by blowing air through it, as a flute, pipe, etc.

the quality of being aggressively assertive, presumptuous or overbearing; arrogance.

a thick liquid food made by boiling rice, ragi (finger millet) or jowar flour in water; a kind of porridge.

soft mud; slush; soggy earth; clay.

(dial.) the sap of some kinds of palm, fermented to produce arrack; toddy.

= ಘಳೆ.

(dial.) a pattern of squares often alternately coloured; chequer.

= ಕಳ್2.

a pleasing note or notes; a series of melodious sounds; sound that has musical quality.

physical strength; bodily power.

a man lacking the power of speech; a dumb man.

the palm tree Borassum flabellifer (=B. flabelliformis) of Arecaceae family; palmyra palm.

the tree Shorea talura (= S. robusta,= Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family; bastard sal.

gold.

pleasing to hear; sounding sweet; melodious.

a quantity of thread or yarn wound in a coil; skein.

to commit or get by, theft; to take or appropriate (another's property, ideas, etc.) without permission, dishonestly or unlawfully, esp. in a secret or surreptitious manner; to steal; to thieve.

ಕಳ್ವಾಳ್ kaḷvāḷa person who habitually steals or is guilty of theft; a thief.

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