a snake or serpent.

any of several genera (esp. Naja) of very poisonous elapine snakes, having around the neck loose skin which is expanded into a hood when the snake is excited; a cobra.

(myth.) the descendents of the sage Kaśyapa and Kadru; the lineage of serpents.

an elephant.

a cloud.

a prominent man or leader of a group of people.

one of the minor winds in the body that causes belching, vomiting, etc.

lead, the heavy, soft, malleable, bluish-grey metal.

the tree Mallotus philippensis (= Rottlera tinctoria) of Euphorbiaceae family.

the large-sized, evergreen tree Mesua ferrea of Guttiferae family.

fire.

absence of light; darkness.

water.

the large, spiral, univalve shell of any of various marine mollusks; conch.

a species of large marine fish; a shark.

a cruel, ruthless fellow.

a peg driven into a wall or pillar for hanging a lamp or other articles.

the idol of a serpent carved in stone.

a branch of Mongolian race, mostly inhabiting in north-eastern regions of India; Nagas.

the tenth karaṇa or astronomical period.

(pros.) a verse of four lines, having a group consisting of two long syllablic instants followed by one short one followed by a long and a short syllable in first and third lines, and a group consisting of two long syllabic instants followed by one short one followed by a long syllable.

a symbol for the number eight.

a symbol for the number seven.

a positive assurance; guarantee.

the place or region of gods, where the virtuous people settle after their death.

the space surrounding or seeming to overarch the earth, in which the sun, moon, and stars appear; the visible sky.

the earth.

the gaseous envelop surrounding the earth; atmosphere.

(pros.) a group consisting of three short syllabic instants ( uuu ); tribrach.

to pass the tongue smoothly over; to lick.

(fig.) to touch.

to consume; to eat up; to devour.

= ನಕ್ಕೆಚಿಕ್ಕನಾಕು.

a thin, horny plate, consisting of modified epidermis, growing on the upper side of the end of a finger or toe; a nail.

a sharp, usu. curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog or bird; a claw.

the horny covering protecting the ends of the digits or encasing the foot in certain animals, as the ox and horse; a hoof.

a kind of perfume.

a kind of plant (Unguis odoratus ?).

(arith.) a symbol for the number twenty.

ನಖ ಬಣ್ಣವ ಕಾಣು nakha baṇṇava kāṇu (a girl) to have menstrual period; to undergo menstruation; ನಖಮಾಂಸ ಪ್ರೀತಿ nakha māmsa prīti a very close, intimate association; ನಖಮಾಂಸ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ nakha māmsa sthiti = ನಖಮಾಂಸ ಪ್ರೀತಿ.

a kind of perfume.

an accessory, article or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part; an ornament; an embellishment.

a bundle of commodities of similar kind.

a large ocean-going vessel propelled by usu. engines; a ship.

= ನಖ - 4.