a boy or man as he is related to either or both of his parents; a son.

a term of endearment used by elders in addressing boys.

= ಮಕ್ಕಿ1.

= ಮಕ್ಕಿ1.

= ಮಕ್ಷಿ.

the tree Garcinia morella of Guttiferae family; Mysore gamboge.

the black thing formed at the burning tip of a wick.

a not-so-fertile irrigated land, where paddy is grown.

an elaborate celeboration in which oblations are given to a deity or several deities to propitiate them; a religious sacrifice.

a variable, multiple star, the brightest one in the constellation Leo, with a magnitude of 1.3; Regulus.

the rain that comes during the period in which the moon is associated with this star.

name of a festival.

(rightly, ಮುಖ) the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin; the face.

the mouth.

the point toward which something faces; direction.

the place or position directly before a person or thing; front.

confidence in oneself, one's own abilities, etc.; self-confidence.

the act or an instance of beginning; commencement.

the front portion of anything.