(masc.) a man connected with another by blood, marriage, etc.; a kinsman; a relative.
a man who has helped another at the time of distress, misery, suffering, etc.
ನಂಟರಮನೆಗೆನಾಯಿಹೊಕ್ಕರೆಎಂಟುಮನೆಗೆಬೆರಕೆ eṇṭare manege nāyi hokkare eṇṭu manege berake (prov.) a bad or evil thing spoils the entire surrounding; a rotten sheep infects the whole flock; ನಂಟರಿಷ್ಟರು naṇṭariṣṭaru (pl.) relatives, friends and well-wishers.