the thick cord of nerve tissue of the central nervous system, extending down the spinal canal from the medulla oblongata; the spinal cord.

one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body; a nerve.

a thick string or thin rope; a cord.

a string of a musical instrument.

a kind of vessel.

an act or instance of being born; birth.

the period in one's life from birth to death; life.

(astrol.) name of one of the eleven divisions of a lunar day.

a man who is still in the clutches mundane and attachments and suffering in the cycle of births and deaths.

= ಬವ್ವು.

(children's language) a ghost or anything that scares.

the husband of one's elder sister.

an elder brother of one's husband.

a son of one's maternal uncle or paternal aunt.

an elder brother of one's wife.

a term of endearment, used to address a man even though not related.

an ascetic, usu. having long hairs, who wanders from place to place.

the medium sized, deciduous tree Cassia fistula of Caesalpiniaceae family.