the top part of the skull or head; the crown.

the top part of the body in humans, the apes, etc.; the head.

the part of the face between the eyebrows and the line where the hair normally begins.

the upper part or portion of anything.

the crest or summit of a hill or mountain ending in a point; a peak.

ನೆತ್ತಿಕಣ್ಣಾಗು netti kaṇṇāgu to become very haughty or overbearing; to behave insolently; ನೆತ್ತಿಗೇರು nettigēru = ನೆತ್ತಿಹತ್ತು; ನೆತ್ತಿಬೀಳು nettibīḷu (the tender crown of children) to dip a little; ನೆತ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರು nettiyalli horu (fig.) to undertake very sincerely, religiously and humbly, a work as directed, instructed by another.

(a term used to mean negation) that which is not; that which is absent; ನೇತಿ ಮಾಡು nēti māḍu = ನೇತಿಗಳೆ - 1.

a thing that is bent backward, inward or downward, at one end.

a man bowed, bent in respect (before another or a deity).

the angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon; depression.

a woman bowed, bent in respect (before another person or a deity).

= ನತ್ತು2.

to speak with involuntary pauses or blocks, often with rapid repetitions of syllables or initial sounds, as temporarily from excitement, embarrassment, etc. or chronically as a result of muscle spasms; to stutter; to stammer.

ನತ್ತಿ ಮಾತಾಡು natti mātāḍu = ನತ್ತು1; ನತ್ತಿ ಮಾತಾಡುವವನ ಮಾತು ಸುತ್ತಿ ತೊಳಲಿದರೆ ಪಟ್ಟು ಆದೀತೆ? natti mātāḍuvavana mātu sutti toḷalidare paṭṭu ādīte? (prov.) stammering cannot be cured by travelling widely; each defect or disease needs a specific cure.

a kind of ornament for the nose; a nose-jewel.

ನತ್ತಿನವಳು nattinavaḷu a woman who engages in promiscuous sexual activity for pay; a prostitute.

that which is perceived through the auditory nerves; the auditory sensation; sound.

any auditory effect that is distinctive or characteristic of its source as a musical note, human voice, etc.

(phil.) one of the modes of manifestation or a state of the Supreme.

(myth.) one of the hells.

an excessive interest in or enthusiasm for something; craze; monomania.

a young louse; a nit.

the act or an instance of making loud and confused sounds.

loud or confused shouting; any loud, discordant or disagreeable sound or sounds; noise.

a big and noisy river.

the great body of salt water; ocean.

a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, which is the source of rain water; a cloud.