any of the four goals of Hindu life, they being ಅರ್ಥ (economic activities), ಕಾಮ (pleasure and desire), ಧರ್ಮ (righteousness) and ಮೋಕ್ಷ ( liberation or emancipation).

a woman who flirts light-heartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; a flirt, coquette.

an ill-tempered, quarrelsome woman; a scold.