a tax levied by a government, local administration, on houses.

sweet; delicious.

a kind of medicinal herb.

the potherb Anethum graveolens ( = Peucedamum graveolens) of Apiaceae family.

any nonliving, intercellular substance in which living cells are embedded, as in bone, cartilage, etc.; matrix.

a woman as related to her child or children; a mother.

(myth.) any of the seven foster mothers of Ṣaṇmukha.

one's mother's mother or father's mother.

a foster mother; a wet-nurse.

the place of origin.

any of the vowels.

the original manuscript of a literary work.

a die or mold for casting or shaping types for printing letters; matrix.

(pros.) a short syllable that is regarded a single unit.

an arch. tax laid on mādigas, men of lowest caste in the earlier social system of India.

= ಮಾದರಿಕೆ.