that which is crooked.

a dagger with a curved blade.

the creeper Ipomoea pes-caprae ( = I.biloba) of Convolvulaceae family; goat's foot.

the plant Operculina turpenthum ( = Ipomoea turpenthum) of the same family; Indian jalap.

a species of food fish of Arabian sea; Indian mackerel.

the sea-fish Indian mackerel, an edible fish, available in plenty in the coasts of Karnāṭaka.

a bracelet of glass worn by women; a bangle.

the imagined end of the sky.

the sky.

the ridge where two sloping roofs meet.

the rear portion of the human body; the back.

the events leading up to something; background.

a long, broad blade with a round handle, used to row a boat; an oar.

a stretch of forest consumed by fire.

a region receiving little or no rain at all and with no vegetation.

a place where dead bodies are burned.