the plant Zingiber officinale of Zingiberaceae family; common ginger plant.

its rhizome used as a spice.

a man who takes care of or protects.

a jarlike container to spit into; a spittoon; cuspidor.

a protecting; an instance of this; protection.

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

the share of a plough; a ploughshare.

a species of small owl, that is supposed to give indication of what will happen in future.

that which has a tusk or tusks; an elephant.

any of a large superfamily (Apoidea) of broad-bodied, four-winged, hairy hymenopteran insects that gather pollen and nectar, and have biting as well as sucking mouthparts, and often live in organised colonies; a bee.

a fruit of any plant, whether edible or not.

a long,hand-held, sharp-edged, pointed weapon, used for cutting, thrusting, etc. by soldiers; a sword.

the sharp blade of a sword.

greediness; covetousness; avariciousness.

a secondary unit of measure equal to one hundred seers.

= ಪಲ್.

the house lizard.