regulated vibration of the voice (while singing).

to be or become wrinkled.

to shake (oneself) slightly.

(said of a girl or woman) to trifle or dally to attract meṇs attraction.

to be distressed; to undergo pain, suffering, discomfort, etc.

to become lean; to be emaciated.

to bend one's head or body in respect, worship, etc.; to bow.

= ನಾಲ್ಕು1.

= ನಾಲ್ಕು2.

a kind of palankeen (a covered litter carried by poles on the shoulders of two or four men) used by men of rank.

= ನಲ್ಮೆ.

a kind of fragrant substance.

amounting to four in number.

(in comp.) not many; a small number of; few.

ನಾಲ್ಕುನೀರು nālku nīru the bath taken by woman on the fourth day of the menstruation; ನಾಲ್ಕುಗಂಟೆ ಹೂ nālku gaṇṭe hū the flower of the plant Mirabilis jalapa of Nyctaginaceae family; 2. (loosely) the plant itself; ನಾಲ್ಕೊಪ್ಪತ್ತು1 nālkoppattu during or for a few days; ನಾಲ್ಕೊಪ್ಪತ್ತು2 nālkoppattu an unspecified, but short duration; a few days.

a length of a hollow pipe of glass, rubber or metal, for conveying fluids; a tube.

a weaveṛs shuttle.

a fully grown bamboo.

a large bamboo, used as a container.

a kind of perfume.

= ನಱುಕು.