noun
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a kindly, gracious act or gift; beneficence.
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absence of excitement; calmness; tranquility.
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clearness; brightness; pellucidness.
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the quality of being clean; cleanliness.
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the food presented to an idol or the remnants of food left by a spiritual, reverential person (which is treated as holy, sacred).
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any delicious, delightful food.
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(gen.) cooked rice.
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(fig.) a whipping or thrashing; beating.
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(rhet.) the style that is charming, delighting, free from complexities.