that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material; substance.

the actual matter of a thing, as opposed to the appearance; the real or essential part of a thing; essence; substance.

the real content, meaning or gist of something said or written.

that quality of a thing according to which it is thought of as being more or less desirable, useful, estimable, important, etc.; real value.

high quality of character; spirit; courage; ardour.

(dial.) the various connections between peoples, countries, etc.; relations.

a kind of card-game.

= ಪರಳು.

a small stone worn smooth and round; a pebble.

a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object, which is valued as a gem when lustrous and finely coloured; a pearl.

a piece of camphor or a small hailstone.

an unripe or young fruit.

a tract having loose mixture of pebbles, rock fragments coarser than sand and the soil.

a taking of fruits only for food.

a light meal.

the tree Clerodendrum viscosum ( = C. infortunatum) of Verbenaceae family.

(dial.) the various connections between peoples, countries, etc.; relations.

that what one is blamed or accused of; blame; accusation.

to be free from vacillattion, wavering; to become steady.