(hist.) a kind of tax.

wages paid to the farm workers in the form of farm produce.

the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features; essence; substance.

stickiness or adhiesiveness of viscous liquids, slimy substances (as milk, curds, dough, etc.).

brilliant or gorgeous appearance, colouring, etc.; magnificence; splendour.

a long, narrow, open container of wood, stone, metal etc. for holding water for animals.

an old unit of measure.

a narrow, long wooden plate fixed horizontally in a boat for passengers to sit on.

a container, usu. of clay, plastic, etc. to grow plants.

a device made of leather, for drawing water from a well, using an ox or a pair of oxen.

a group of people held together by the same system or methods of music, usu. belonging to a particular teacher or tradition; a tradition of music.

to make earthenware pots, dishes, etc.

a kind of superior quality cloth.

= ಬಾನು3.

a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; a forest.

a garden, grove orchard or pleasure garden.

ಬನದಬ್ಬೆ banadabbe = ಬನಶಂಕರಿ; ಬನದ ಊಟ banada ūṭa a dining in a forest, garden or grove while on a pleasure trip, excursion; ಬನದಂಬಿಕೆ banadambike = ಬನಶಂಕರಿ; ಬನದ ಶಂಕರಿ banada śankari = ಬನಶಂಕರಿ; ಬನದ ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ banada huṇṇime the full moonday in Puṣya, the tenth month of Hindu lunar calendar; 2. a festival observed on this day.

= ಬಾನು3.

the act or an instance of appearing; appearance.

the act of perceiving or the ability to perceive; mental grasp of objects, qualities, etc. by means of the senses; awareness; comprehension; perception.

the state of being conscious; awareness of one's own feelings, what is happening around one, etc.; consciousness.

the act or power of recollecting or calling back to mind; remembrance.

light; lustre; brightness.

= ಬಾನಿ1.

= ಬಾನು1.

an extent of land, by the side of a piece of agricultural field, that has small trees, shrubs, etc.

= ಬಣ್ಣ.

= ಬಾನಿ1.

the sky.

heaven.

rain (falling from the clouds in the sky).

any earthenware as a pot.

a pile of earthen vessels.

a heap of dried cowdung cakes.

a slender shaft pointed at one end and feathered at the other, shot from a bow at the target; a shaft-missile; an arrow.

noise; sound.

fire.

a kind of Barleria plant that bears blue flower.

the cylindrical part of a Linga, the symbol of Śiva.

(myth.) name of a daemon.

any grass.

name of a celebrated Samskřta poet who wrote Kādambari and Harṣacarita.

a kind of fire-cracker (as a flower-pot).

a kind of cloth.

(math.) a symbol for the number five.

(pros.) a kind of meter having twelve syllables in each line.

the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths.

the colour that resembles blood; red.

a pigment suspended in a liquid medium and applied with or as with a brush, roller, etc. as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art; a paint.

a picture painted on a canvas, paper, etc. applying paints; a painting.

any coloured cloth or clothing.

a colourful flower.

sort; variety; class; kind.

the original form or state of being.

the quality of a thing that attracts; beauty.

brightness; lustre; shininess.

pretentious behaviour or speech; pretension; hypocrisy.

a song in praise of.

the power to do something, grasp immediately and comprehensively, etc.; mental ability.

a person whose achievement or merit excels another or others.

purity of gold, silver (as expressed with the unit 'carat').

that which is apt, appropriate.

any of the four major classes (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śudra) of old Hindu society.

the quality of being pleasant to the ears; melody.

a group, faction, clan.

ಬಣ್ಣದ ತೋರಣಿ baṇṇada tōraṇi the plant Wendlandia tinctoria of Rubiaceae family; ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಯಲಾಗು baṇṇa bayalāgu (fig.) (one's true nature, viewpoint, attitude, character, etc.) to be revealed or understood;ಬಣ್ಣದ ಮಾತು baṇṇada mātu words or speech that are hypocrytically coaxing; ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಿಡು baṇṇa biḍu (a cloth) to lose its colour and become dim; ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕೋಲು baṇṇada kōlu a coloured sticks used in kōlaṭa, a kind of game played by many to the rhythm of a song; ಬಣ್ಣದ ಬೀಸಣಿಗೆ baṇṇada bīsaṇige (fig.) a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their admiration and affection; a flirt; a coquette; ಬಣ್ಣ ಹಾಕು baṇṇa hāku to add colour or colours to a picture, drawings, etc.; ಬಣ್ಣ ಹಚ್ಚಿ ಹೇಳು baṇṇa hacci hēḷu to add something interesting to the listeners to make an incident, event, behaviour of a person, etc. appear different from (rosier, worse than) the reality; ಬಣ್ಣ ಹಚ್ಚು baṇṇa haccu to make something more interesting, attractive by adding some untrue things (either to make rosier or worse than what really it is); ಬಣ್ಣ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸು baṇṇa badalāyisu (fig.) to change the attitude, preferences, opinions, etc. to suit the occasion without having any loyalty, ethical principles, etc.; to be opportunistic.

= ಬಾನಿ1.