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the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths.
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the colour that resembles blood; red.
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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.
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a picture painted on a canvas, paper, etc. applying paints; a painting.
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any coloured cloth or clothing.
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a colourful flower.
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sort; variety; class; kind.
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the original form or state of being.
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the quality of a thing that attracts; beauty.
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brightness; lustre; shininess.
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pretentious behaviour or speech; pretension; hypocrisy.
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a song in praise of.
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the power to do something, grasp immediately and comprehensively, etc.; mental ability.
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a person whose achievement or merit excels another or others.
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purity of gold, silver (as expressed with the unit 'carat').
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that which is apt, appropriate.
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any of the four major classes (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya and śudra) of old Hindu society.
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the quality of being pleasant to the ears; melody.
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a group, faction, clan.
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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.