a god; a deity.

a happening an event (or not happening of it) that affects a person favourably.

any of the supposed supernatural being, esp. the soul of a person who has died, that haunts or possesses a living person; a ghost; an evil spirit.

ದೆವ್ವ ಬಡಿ devva baḍi (an evil spirit) to possess and render a person deprived of his or her natural functions and judgement; ದೆವ್ವ ಹಿಡಿ devva baḍi = ದೆವ್ವ ಬಡಿ.

a slight wetness; moisture; damp.

of, belonging to, given or coming from the divinities or heaven; heavenly; divine.

shining brilliantly; resplendent.

a divinity or god in gen. or any particular godhead.

Brahma, the Creator of the universe.

a mode of addressing reverential men, as a preceptor, king, elderly person, etc.

a suffix to the names of respectful men.

a man who plays a game; a player.

a stupid fellow.

a child.

(pros.) a meter having three short syllables (uuu).

(Jain.) a class of gods.

the iron band of a cart-wheel.

legal action to secure justice in a court of law; a case before a law-court; a law-suit.

ದಾವಾ ಹೂಡು dāvāhūḍu to file a petition in a court of law; ದಾವಾ ಅರ್ಜಿ dāvāarji a formal, written application filed in a court of law seeking legal action against; a petition; ದಾವಾ ಮಾಡು dāva māḍu = ದಾವಾ ಹೂಡು; ದಾವಾ ಸೊತ್ತು dāvāsottu a property involved in a law-suit; ದಾವಾ ಹಾಕು dāvāhāku = ದಾವಾ ಹೂಡು.

a kitchen-vessel of metal, usu. broad, shallow, used for frying; a frying pan.

the quality of being hot; hotness; heat.

any substance used as a drug in curing or preventing a disease, healing or relieving pain, etc.; a medicine.

a male human being; a man.

a man as related to a woman to whom he is married; a husband.

a master, owner, lord or employer.

an extensive tract of land having a thick and wild growth of trees and underbush; a forest.

a big, destructive fire; forest-fire; conflagration.

a woodland; a forest.

wild-fire destructing a forest; forest-conflagration.

fire in gen.

the plant Plumbago zeylanica of Plumbaginaceae family; white lead wort.

the gratitude one owes to the gods (which is obligatory on one's part to return either to the gods or society).

a sage of highest rank.

(myth.) Nārada, the celestial sage and messenger of the gods.

= ತಿವಿತ.

to punch, strike or push with the fist; to box; to pummel.

to pierce or gore with a sharp edged or pointed weapon (as a dagger, sword, horn, etc.).

to push or jab with a stick, finger, etc.; to prod; to poke.

to rush (oneself) out or in suddenly and vehemently.

to drive, cause to run violently.

to unfasten a hunting dog.

to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.

to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.

to draw to a close; approach an end.

to become lean or thin.

(used to show relation with a person, place, thing, etc. ) with (as in ನಿನ್ನ ತಾವೇನು ಮಾತು, ನಿನ್ನ ತಾವು ಜಗಳಕಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದೀವ್ನಾ?).

a sheet (of paper).

the act, fact, process or an instance of becoming, growing less.

the act or process of destroying or being destroyed; destroyed.