religious impurity caused by death, birth in one's family or in the family of one's close relatives.

the menstrual discharge; the menses.

anything that is bad or abominable; moral impurity or corruption.

an offense against god, religion or good morals; religious guilt; a sin.

offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter; filth.

a mass of material that is discharged from the womb, shortly after birth of a child; placenta.

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.

(only as the first word in a compound) old.

= ಪಲ್.

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.

= ಪಲ್ಲವಿ.

the potherb Anethum graveolens ( = Peucedanum graveolens) of Apiaceae family.

a secondary unit of measure equal to one hundred seers.

the house lizard.