a hole in a rock or in the stem or big branch of a tree.

a narrow, deep hole.

that which is hollow.

an empty, worthless thing.

(dial.) sexual intercourse.

a woman having masculine characteristics as having moustache, beard, etc. caused by malfunctioning of certain glands.

a domestic maid servant employed for bringing water.

the lower front part of the human body between the chest and thighs; the abdomen; the belly.

a hollow, muscular organ of female mammals in which the ovum is deposited and the embryo and foetus are developed; the womb.

a very young, corn-bearing ear of a plant.

a leather guard for the forearm or the palm worn by an archer.

a large, leaflike part enclosing a flower (of plantain, screwpine, etc.).

to hit with the hand or a tool, weapon, etc.; to strike.

to play a certain percussion instrument by striking.

(lightning) to strike (an object).

(a spirit) to possess a person.

to drive forward (a cart, cattle, plough, etc.).

to appear; to come into sight.

to excel another in power, performance, quality, etc.

to remove; to erase; to obliterate.

(fig.) to eat (a good quantity of).

to find the product of two quantities by multiplying.

to fell by cutting.

to shoot (an arrow).

(rain) to pour down heavily.

to beat one's upper arm or thigh with the slightly hollowed palm, (as to produce a heavy, short sound).

to swindle (money).

a stroke; a blow.

a land measure equal to twenty squares ( = 2000 sq. ft ?).

a piece of fabric; cloth.

a cloth of superior quality.

a piece of cloth used as a screen, cover; a veil.

a specially prepared piece of canvas for painting on.

a kind of black cloth used to write on.

a sheet of paper, cloth on which a map, sketch, drawing is written.

a picture or portrait painted (on a canvas).

an extent of the canvas or other strong material by which a vessel is propelled forward through water; a sail.

a light frame covered with some thin material as paper or cloth, with a tail to balance, designed to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string; a kite.

the tree Buchanania latifolia ( = B. lanzan) of Anacardiaceae family.

that which is done well.

a banner; a flag.

ಪಟದ ಕುಣಿತ paṭada kuṇita a kind of folk dance, performed holding a tall bamboos about which silk cloths of different colours are wound; ಪಟದ ಹಬ್ಬ paṭada habba a festival observed in Āṣāḍa, the fourth month in Hindu lunar calender; ಪಟದ ಹುಳು paṭada huḷu a kind of worm that eats up clothes; ಪಟವಾಡಿಸು paṭavāḍisu to fly kites; 2. (fig.) to make another act as per one's wishes.

a singing.

a narrow band; a strip.

a piece of cloth, paper, metal, wood, etc. having more length than the width, used for decorative purpose.

an ornamental, metal (usu. of silver or gold) band worn by women round their waist.

a betal leaf with arecanut, scented lime, etc. prepared for chewing.

a fold of betal leaves with arecanut placed inside, used to give along with coconut on occasions as marriage, etc.

a fragmented land.

amount collected from various people for a cause.

a fixed payment at regular intervals for services; salary.

a series of names, words, numbers, etc. set forth in order; a list.

a strip of (sterlised) cloth used for dressing an injured part of the body.

a tax to be paid to the government.

a chit containing the details of principal amount, interest, and other charges to be paid.

the outer, circular part of a wheel; the rim.

a legal, written document transferring one's property as a gift to another; a gift-deed.

the fine, soft, shiny fiber produced by silkworms to form their cocoons.

a silk fabric; silk-cloth.

the condition of the head being bald; baldness.

the act or practice of a person who reads; perusal, as of books; reading.

a frequent or usual action; the result of practice; habit; usage.

a woven fabric; cloth.

the act of reading.

the act of uttering aloud.

the act or process of applying the mind so as to acquire knowledge or understanding, as by reading, etc.; studying.

a helping to learn; the act of teaching, training.

a version, reading of a literary work.

the actual or original words used by an author; original text.

a portion of a book, passage prescribed for a course of or selected for a study.

the study of vedas.

wisdom; sagacity.

ಪಾಠ ಕಲಿಸು pāṭha kalisu to teach a lessor; to make another learn; 2. (fig.) to make a person realise in a very hard way, esp. by a severe reaction or punishment; ಪಾಠ ಮಾಡು pāṭha māḍu to help (a person) to learn; to teach; 2. to read repeatedly as to memorise something; 3. to make or help another habitualise something; ಪಾಠವಾಗು pāṭhavāgu (a lesson, subject) to be taught; 2. to be habitualised.

= ಪಡವು3.

a crop (as sugarcane, sorghum) that has grown to its full height.

the plant Clypea hernandifolia.

a long, narrow cleft or crack in a rock or between two rocks.

a piece of stone that is flat, broad and fairly thick; a slab of stone.

a depression in the ground where water may get stagnated.

an image or picture made by photography or painting; a photograph.

a light frame covered with paper, plastic, etc. with a tail for balancing, to be flown in the wind at the end of a string; a kite.

a small water vessel; a boat.

the tree Manilkara hexandra ( = Mimusops hexandra) of Sapotaceae family.

= ಪಟ್ಟ1.