(gen. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ') the thirty seventh letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the twenty third consonant.

(math.) a symbol for the number three.

to extend beyond or above the normal or surrounding level (as a part of the body as a result of disease or injury); to swell.

to be or become filled (with pride, indignation, self-importance, etc.); to swell; to elate.

ಬಾತುಕೊಳ್ಳು bātukoḷḷu = ಬಾ.

= ಬೀಗು1.

(math.) the symbol for the cardinal number two; 2.

to destroy by fire; to burn.

to be destroyed by fire; to be burnt.

to be cooked well (as by boiling, baking, frying, etc.).

to be in agony; to undergo great mental pain; to feel anguish.

to be ruined, destroyed completely.

to beg cringingly or abjectly.

to put in the ground and cover with earth or under the surface of water.

to install or establish firmly at.

to mingle; to become mixed with.

to keep a person or thing bound (restraining the movement).

to find fault with angrily; to chide, reprimand using harsh wors; to scold.

to affend by speaking contemptuously; to insult in a jeering manner.

the last part of the day; the period around sunset; evening.

hollow stalks or stems of paddy after threshing, used for fodder, for bedding, for making hats, etc.; straw.