(gen. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ') the thirty third letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the nineteenth consonant.

a symbol for the number nine.

(mus.) the sixth note in any of the seventy two complete scales in ascending order.

the sound made while spitting saliva.

a sound imitating it expressing one's disgust, anger, scorn or contempt, etc.

ತೂ ಅನ್ನು tū annu to regard with scorn; to treat contemptuously; to condemn; ತೂ ಛೀ ಅನ್ನು tū chī annu = ತೂ ಅನ್ನು; ತೂ ಮಾಡು tū māḍu (children's term) to throw out what is being chewed; to spit.

an indeclinable used to express one's anger, disgust, helplessness, etc.

to move (a thing) against something else or move (things) over each other with pressure and friction, as to make the former become powder; to rub.

to become worn away, disintegrated.

to cause something to be eroded, erased or deteriorated.

to go back; to retreat; to withdraw oneself.

the evergreen plant Thea sinensis (= Camellia thea, = C. sinensis) of Theaceae family.

its dried and prepared leaves used to make a beverage; tea.

the beverage made using these leaves.

a rhythmical syllable used in music ad dance to denote a single unit.

to become soaked in a liquid (as water, blood, etc.).

to cause to be soaked so.

(gen. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ') the thirty first letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the seventeenth consonant.

a symbol for the number seven.

the sound made while spitting.

a term used to express one's disgust, disappointment, contempt, etc.

a rhythmical syllable used to denote a single unit.