to increase in size and develop toward maturity, as a plant or animal does by assimilating food; to grow.

to come into being or be produced naturally; to spring up; to sprout; to grow.

to increase in size, quantity or degree or in some specified manner; to grow.

to extend, stretch upward.

to cover with a growth (as crops in a field).

to give or furnish as a natural process or as the result of cultivation; to yield.

to bring into being; to produce.

to cause to grow (as plants).

to become more in quantity, extent, degree, etc.; to increase (oneself).

to be successful or fortunate, esp. in financial respects; to thrive; to flourish.

to attain the stage of youth.

(journey) to be commenced.

to happen; to be carried out.

to bend one's body, as a mark of respect.

(fig.) to be over, exhausted.

something that is grown (as plants, crop).

any agricultural product, growing or harvested or collected, as wheat, cotton, fruit, etc.

the yield of any product in one season or place.

a developing or being developed; development.

a kind of medicinal plant.

the split pod or seed of certain leguminous plants.

the split seed of the pea plant Cajanus indicus.

a part, portion or split of something.

a unit of capacity of liquid (equal to six seers).

an archaic monetary coin (equal to half a hāga).

a trick; artifice; a stratagem.

ಬೇಳೆಯ ಮಣಿ bēḷeya maṇi = ಬೇಳೆಮಣಿ; ಬೇಳೆ ಬೇಯು bēḷe bēyu (fig.) (one's trick, scheme, etc.) to be successfully employed; ಬೇಳೆ ಬೇಯಿಸು bēḷe bēyisu to cook the split seeds of the pea plant Cajanus indicus, for making a soup, etc.; 2. (fig.) to employ a trick, scheme for achieving something personal.

the part of the face above the eyebrows; the forehead.

the grass Vetiveria zizanioides ( = Andropogon muricatus) of Poaceae family.

its fragrant root.

another grass Arund donax of the same family.

ಬಾಳದ ಕಡ್ಡಿ bāḷada kaḍḍi = ಬಾಳ2 - 3; ಬಾಳದ ಬೇರು bāḷada bēru = ಬಾಳ2 - 1 & 2.

the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; strength; vigour.

the military force of a nation that includes land army, air force and naval force.

power to influence, affect or control; efficacious power.

the act of helping or an aid or assistance provided; help.

Křṣṇa's elder brother (fully, Balarāma).

the physical form of anything.

the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa; the semen.

the crow (a bird of Corvidae family).

the quality of being firm or tight; firmness or tightness.

anything that is strong.

a conflict between two opposing military forces.

an offering made to a deity in a sacrifice.

the sky.

water.

the black colour.

(astrol.) the favourable aspect of an astrological planet.

(Viśiṣṭadvaita phil.) one of the six attributes or qualities of the Supreme Being.

(Dvaita phil.) one of the forty qualities.

(phys.) the force used on an object in effecting some change.

= ಬಾಳು2.

in a very early stage.

or for infants or infancy; characteristic of a child; infant.

not fit for an adult; lacking maturity and wisdom; immature; silly; childish.

that which is very young or not yet attained maturity.

a child; an infant.

a boy; a lad.

a young of an animal.

an imatured, stupid fellow.

the part of the face above the eyebrows; the forehead.

= ಬಾಳು3.

= ಬಾಳು1.

a unit of measure (varying from two to twelve seers).

the container used for this.

= ಬಾಳು3.

the flexible appendage to the trunk of some animal (as a cow, dog, lion, etc.); a tail.

a long braid or tress of hair.

the rear part of a bird which helps the bird in maintaiing stability while flying; a tail.

a unit of measure (varying from two to twelve seers).

the container used for this.

the tree Anthocephalus indicus ( = A. cadamba, = Nauclea cadamba) of Rubiaceae family; cadamba tree.

the plant Sida cordifolia ( = S. carpinifolia) of Malvaceae family; country mallow.

a small, circular band of metal, plastic, etc.; a ring; a bangle.

an ornament for the upper arm or wrist; an armlet.

an ornament worn around the ankles; an anklet.

a bone of the vertebrate pectoral girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum; the collarbone; the clavicle.

anything that encircles something.

a sharp-teethed, circular missile which is thrown at the target (chiefly the weapon of Viṣṇu).

the iron ring surrounding the wheel.

a conical ornament for the horns of cattle or for the tips of an elephant's tusks.

a leather strap for the waist of a horse.

to increase (oneself) in size and develop toward maturity, as a plant or animal does by assimilating food.

to spring up; to sprout.

(an emotion, as fear, anger, wonder, love, etc.) to occur, arise or develop.

to cause to grow, develop.

to become more.

to cause to become more.

to extend throughout or get diffused all over.

to flourish; to succeed; to thrive; to prosper.

to be fulfilled, carried out; to be accomplished.

[though in earlier days this word and ಬೆಳೆ (verb) were being used in different senses, as given under the respective words in this dictionary, from 10th century onwards, these words are used as the alternative forms of each other now both are being used in the same sense]