a long tube of clay, concrete, metal, plastic, etc., for conveying water, gas, oil, etc.; a pipe.

a hollow cylinder or cone, as of reed, straw.

any blood vessel in the body; a vein; a nerve.

that part of a human or animal joining the head to the body, including the part of the backbone between the skull and the shoulders; the neck.

any blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to some part of the body; an artery.

loosely, any blood vessel.

= ದಮಣಿ.

a rope for tying cattle.

any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened; a whale.

Pisces - a) a northern constellation between Aries and Aquarius; Fishes; b) the twelfth sign of the zodiac, entered by the sun about February 21.

a loose-fitting, outer garment extending from the waist to the ankles and divided into separate coverings for the legs; loose-trousers.

= ತೇವ.

2.the act of making wet; a dampening.

a kind of liquid food made using buttermilk, used to mix with rice.

the act or process of wearing away or grinding down by friction; attrition.

depreciation - a) a decrease in value of property through wear, deterioration or obsolescence; b) the allowance made for this in bookkeeping, accounting, etc.

that which is lost by not being utilised or which is ruined, rendered useless, etc.; a loss.

a cart with a box-type carriage having seats inside, covered on all sides and having a door on either side, drawn by a pair of bullocks.

a bringing under control; subjugation.

a chastising; punishment.

(according to Indian art of love-making) a particular class of men.