amount a thing weighs; heaviness or mass; weight.

an ancient unit of weight used in weighing precious materials as gold, silver, etc.

a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.; the state of bodily equilibrium or stability.

mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm behaviour, judgment, etc.

the aesthetically pleasing harmony of various elements in a design, sculpture, painting, etc.; harmonious proportion or integration.

= ತೋಲು1.

= ತೋಲು2.

the act or an instance of swinging or moving regularly back and forth; oscillation.

a religious service of swinging the idol of Křṣṇa, on a swing, on the full-moon day of Phālguṇa, the last month of Hindu year.

a passenger conveyance, usu. for one or two persons, consisting of a covered or boxlike litter carried by means of poles resting on the shoulders of several men; a palanquin.

a seat suspended from above by means of a loop of rope or between ropes or rods, on which one may sit and swing to and fro for recreation; a swing.

an agricultural implement to remove the weeds (from a farmland).

(collectively) the young leaves of a plant.

= ತೊಲೆ3.

for each; for every (one); per (person).

each one; every one (individually).

an extent of level land; plain.

the inner surface of the hand between the fingers and wrist; the palm of the land.

the bottom surface of the foot; the sole.

the lowest part (of anything).

the lowest or last place or position.

the quality or condition of being deep; deepness.

profundity of thought.

a piece of land the surface of which is depressed below the surrounding surface; a hollow; depression.

(gen.) a piece of land; ground.

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

a leather guard for the hands used by archers.

the essential character or quality that makes something what it is; essence.

the handle of a sword or dagger.

the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist; the forearm.

the pressing of the strings of a vīṇe, the Indian lute, while playing on.

an extensive track of land covered by natural and thick growth of trees, under-bushes, etc.; a forest.

(myth.) one of the seven regions below the earth.

that part of the agricultural produce which the tenant has to give to the landlord as lease-rent.

the distance between the tips of the thumb and the little finger, when stretched apart (used as an approx. unit of linear measurement).

the part of the body on which one rests while sitting vertically straight.

(gen.) a place, locality or region.

one's naive town, village.

(fig.) skill in using one's hand; dexterity.

all that part of a building on the same floor; a storey.

a piece or fragment separated from a whole.

one of the segments of the corolla of a flower; a petal.

a group of people assembled or associated together.

a troupe or company of soldiers or army in gen.

a piece of land; ground.

cereal seeds in gen.; grains.

the quality, fact or state of being humble (caused by the knowledge of one's defects or shortcomings or by the lowness of one's position, rank, etc.); humbleness.

an explanatory note or annotation.

an elephant.

a variety of areca nut.

an archaic tax.

a kind of wild bee.

the nectar of flowers.

the inner surface of the hand; the palm.

the distance between the tips of the thumb and forefinger when stretched apart (used as a unit of linear measure).

the act of striking the hands together, as in applauding; clapping.

a fastening device that has a movable lever, attached to the doorjamb.

an oxide of sulphur.

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

a pair of small, round, slightly hollowed bronze or brass plates used to maintain time in music by striking together.

a measure of regular pace in music.

(pros.) a kind of metre.

an old unit of time.

an indeclinable used to express the adverbial meaning as 'certainly', 'indeeḍ, 'is it not so', etc.

an indeclinable used to mean 'is it not.

= ತಾಳು1.

to be associated, mixed (with); to join or be intertwined.

to clasp in one's arms; to embrace.

to align properly with; to be in correspondence with.

(a large group) to assemble in a relatively narrower place.

to fasten (oneself) as by gluing; to stick (to).

to set firmly (into the ground); to fix; to plant.

= ತಾಳು2.

a youthful woman.

the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth or the corresponding part of the body in other animals.

the line of descendants of a particular ancestor; lineage.

any one person in the line of descendants in the lineage.

the thing that is most excellent.

the point from which something comes into existence or begins.

the end or terminating point.

(fig.) hair growing on the head.

(fig.) intelligence; cleverness; discernment.

ತಲೆ ತಲಾಂತರ tale talāntara several persons that have descended in succession in the same family; lineage or generations; ತಲೆಕೆಳಕನೆ tale keḷakane = ತಲೆಕೆಳಕಾಗಿ; ತಲೆಕೆಳಕಾಗಿ tale keḷakāgi with the top side or part underneath or turned over; 2. in disorder manner; in topsy-turvy fashion; ತಲೆಕೆಳಕಾಗು tale keḷakāgu = ತಲೆಕೆಳಗಾಗು; ತಲೆಕೆಳಗಾಗಿ ನಡೆ tale keḷagāgi naḍe to behave arrogantly; ತಲೆಕೆಳಗಾಗು tale keḷagāgu (one's head) to bend down in shame; (one's pride, esteem) to be lost; 2. (one's effort, plan, wish etc.) to fail, become useless or ineffective; ತಲೆಕೆಳಗು tale keḷagu the state in which the top and bottom positions are reversed; ತಲೆಕೆಳಗು ಮಾಡು tale keḷagu māḍu to turn (something) top-side or part down; to invert; 2. to spoil (another's) plan, effort, wish etc.); to make ineffective; 2. to throw into disorder, confusion; ತಲೆಗಿಂಬು talegimbu a pillow used as a support for the head (in sleeping); ತಲೆಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟು talege kaṭṭu to make another responsible (against his or her will); to entrust responsibility, burden, etc. using force; ತಲೆಗೆ ಗಂಟು ಹಾಕು talege gaṇṭu hāku = ತಲೆಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟು; ತಲೆಗೆ ಗಿಡಿ talege giḍi = ತಲೆಗೆ ತುಂಬು; ತಲೆಗೆ ತರು talege taru (said of a third person) to make (the first person) responsible, accountable for a wrong doing (not caused by the latter); ತಲೆಗೆ ತುಂಬು talege tumbu to make, with persistent efforts, another understand; 2. to give intentionally wrong, bad idea, advice etc.; to lead astray; ತಲೆಗೆ ಬಂದಂತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡು talege bandante mātanāḍu to speak without thinking but arrogantly; ತಲೆಗೆ ಬರು talege baru to come to or flash through one's mind; 2. (a dangerous, perilous situation) to befall; ತಲೆಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ಒಂದೇ ಮಂತ್ರ talegellā ondē mantra to apply a rule, advice, etc. to all (without judging or discretion); ತಲೆಗೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳು talege haccikoḷḷu to worry about (something to a great extent); to be plagued with a worry or worries; ತಲೆಗೆ ಹತ್ತು talege hattu to become understandable or intelligible; to be realised; ತಲೆಗೆ ಹಾಕಿಕೊಳ್ಳು talege hākikoḷḷu = ತಲೆಗೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳು; to take into consideration; to give attention to; ತಲೆಗೆ ಹೋಗು talege hōgu = ತಲೆಗೆ ಹತ್ತು; ತಲೆಗೇರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು talegērisikoḷḷu = ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೂಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು; ತಲೆಗೇರು talegēru (one's merit, status, office, praise) to make one excited to a point to make him or her behave arrogantly or overbearingly; 2. (anger) to rise as to make a person lose self-control; ತಲೆಗೊಂದು ಮಾತು talegondu mātu (said of a number of persons) comments, opinions, criticism, reprimanding, etc. (expressed severally and in a divergent manner); ತಲೆ ಚಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳು tale caccikoḷḷu (fig.) to try hard to understand, to correct or solve something; to beat one's brains; ತಲೆ ತುರಿಸು tale turisu to scratch one's head from shyness, embarrassment, servitude, humiliation, etc. ತಲೆ ಬಾಲ tale bāla = ತಲೆ ಬುಡ; ತಲೆ ಬಾಲ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗದಿರು tale bālagottāgadiru = ತಲೆ ಬುಡ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗದಿರು; ತಲೆ ಬಿರಿ tale biri = ತಲೆ ಸಿಡಿ; ತಲೆ ಬಿಸಿ tale bisi the state of the mind being annoyed, troubled; ತಲೆ ಬಿಸಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳು tale bisi māḍikoḷḷu to be worried; to pave the way for mental tension for oneself; ತಲೆ ಬಿಸಿಯಾಗು tale bisiyāgu (one's mind) to be perturbed as from anger, dissatisfaction, intolerance, etc.; ತಲೆ ಬುಡ tale buḍa (fig.) the beginning and end; details (of something) that help understand (that thing); ತಲೆ ಬುಡ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗದಿರು tale buḍa gottāgadiru to be unintelligible; to be utterly confusing; ತಲೆ ಮಾಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು tale māḍisikoḷḷu to get one's head shaved or hair dressed;ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳು taleya mēliṭṭukoḷḷu to regard (a thing, another's command, etc.) with great respect; 2. to treat person with (undue) importance, respect, love or lenience; ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೂಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳು taleya mēle kūḍisikoḷḷu to give lenience (to a person) by attaching undue importance, reverence, etc.; ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೂರು taleya mēle kūru to take undue advantages from a person who is lenient or soft; 2. to get one's work done by persistent compulsion or pressure by being present; ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೈಯಿಡು taleya mēle kaiyiḍu to place one's palm of the right hand on another's head (as in blessing); 2. to make another pay for one's expenditure or to enjoy at another's cost; ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೈ ಹೊರು taleya mēle kai horu to be in an uncertain or perplexed state; ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೊಂಬು ಮೂಡು taleya mēle kombu mūḍu (often used sarc.) to be in a condition that makes one proud; to feel superior; ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಗೂಬೆ ಕೂರಿಸು taleya mēle gūbe kūrisu to transfer the blame (usu. to an innocent person); ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಬೀಳು taleya mēle bīḷu (responsibility, expense, etc.) to fall on a person; ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಮೆಣಸು ಅರೆ taleya mēle meṇasu are to bother with petty irritations; to trouble, annoy or pester; ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೊತ್ತುಕೊಳ್ಳು taleya mēle hottukoḷḷu to take the responsibility of; 2. to give undue regard, affection or lenience to; ತಲೆಯೆಲ್ಲಾ ಮಾತನಾಡು taleyellāmātanāḍu to speak arrogantly and impertinently; ತಲೆ ಸಿಡಿ tale siḍi one's head (or mind) to have unbearable pain as from hypertension, worries, mental pressure, mental or physical stress, etc.; ದೊಡ್ಡ ತಲೆ doḍḍa tale a chief or important person; ನಿನ್ನ ತಲೆ ninna tale a term used, in disgust, to damn or condemn another "damn you", "you stupid"; ನಿಮ್ಮಜ್ಜಿಯ ತಲೆ nimmajjiya tale a term used, in disgust, to damn or condemn another "damn you", "you stupid"; ಭಾರಿ ತಲೆ bhāri tale a very important, notable person; ಹಸಿ ತಲೆ hasi tale a newly born baby (whose crown is very soft); ತಲೆ ಗಟ್ಟಿ ಎಂದು ಕಲ್ಲು ಹಾಯಬಾರದು (prov.) tale gaṭṭi endu kallu hāya bāradu (prov.) may be you are strong, but do not dash against a wall; 'Providence is not bound to fetch you if you leap into a well; ತಲೆ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ, ಎತ್ತಬೇಕಾದರೂ ತುರುಬು ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬಹುದು tale cennāgiddare ettabēkādarū turubu kaṭṭikoḷḷa bahudu (prov.) a person, who is basically good, beautiful, look good irrespective of his or her dress and ornaments; 2. if available, one can use the resources, in whatever manner one likes; 'Who hath spice enough, may season his meat as he pleaseth.

= ತಾಳು3.

an extent of level land; plain.

the inner surface of the hand between the fingers and wrist; the palm of the land.

the bottom surface of the foot; the sole.

the lowest part (of anything).

the lowest or last place or position.

the quality or condition of being deep; deepness.

profundity of thought.

a piece of land the surface of which is depressed below the surface of land surrounding it; a hollow; depression.

(gen.) a piece of land; ground.

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

a leather guard for the hands used by archers.

the essential character or quality that makes something what it is; essence.

the handle of a sword or dagger.

the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist; the forearm.

the pressing of the strings of a v īṇe, the Indian lute, while playing on.

an extensive track of land covered by natural and thick growth of trees, under-bushes, etc.; a forest.

(myth.) one of the seven regions below the earth.

that part of the agricultural produce which a tenant has to give to the landlord as lease-rent.

the distance between the tips of the thumb and the little finger, when stretched apart (used as an approx. unit of linear measurement).

the part of the body on which one rests while sitting vertically straight.

(gen.) a place, locality or region.

one's native town, village.

(fig.) skill in using one's hand; dexterity.

all that part of a building on the same floor; a storey.

anything that retards movement or progress; an impediment; an obstacle; a hindrance.