(used only in pl., with the termination ಗಳು) the three crosswise folds on the abdomen (of women).

a squirrel, which has three stripes on its back.

a kind of sīre (sari, the oblong, unsewn cloth worn by women) with three lines running along the border.

a three-stringed ornamental chain or necklace.

a kind of musical instrument.

a male child; a boy.

a female child; a girl.

a child deprived by death of both the parents; an orphan.

the fact of bringing home a girl after marriage, from her parentś house.

= ತಱವಾಳ.

a village watchman or guard; a town policeman.

a kind of plant .

a paying back (money); repayment (of a debt).

to resolve (a quarrel, dispute, etc.) by agreement between the parties; settlement.

= ತುರುವು2 - 1.

a man whose occupation is tending and herding of cows; a cowherd.

a man belonging to the caste members of which are mainly engaged in tending of cows.