to bend (oneself); to become crooked.

to bow or bend one's body in reverence, worship, etc.

to wave oneself to and fro or from side to side etc. (as a crop does when wind blows over it).

agreeable or pleasant to touch; soft; smooth.

shining; bright.

a kind of fragrant substance.

loveliness; charmingness.

= ನಳ್ಳಿ2.

the hollow stalk of some plants as lotus.

any of the tube-like structures in the body as windpipe, oesophagus, etc.

any hollow tube of metal, glass, rubber, etc.

the lotus flower.

an apparatus for making a hole in the ears of elephants.

a unit of time equal to twenty four minutes.

a hollow, round hemisphere or flat plate of brass or bronze that produces a heavy sound when struck, used by mendicants or in places of worship; a brass cymbal.

a thin, long piece of wood split lengthwise.

an archaic unit of weight.

an artificial water path; a canal.

a weaver's shuttle.

a kind of plant.

the 24-hour period (usu. From midnight to midnight); a day.

(in comp.) a country or territory.

made or consisting of reeds.