a unit of mass in the erstwhile system, equal usu. to forty seers.

= ಮೇನೆ.

the act of bathing.

the loose, granular, soft part of land; soil; earth.

a farming region;land.

ground considered as property; estate; land.

powdery earth fine enough to be easily suspended in air; dust.

(fig.) that which is worldly and not lasting; any short-lived thing.

= ಮೇನೆ.

in addition; as well; besides.

certainly; surely.

otherwise; in another manner; differently.

= ಮೇಣು.

a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry; a gem.

a gem believed to be in the hood of a serpent.

a small, round piece of glass, wood, metal, etc. with a hole for stringing with a string; a bead.

any of several types of seeds of certain plants or beads made from certain woods, in a rosary, used in a meditative devotional exercise.

a celestial gem, supposed to yield anything that one wishes for.

the round, apparently black portion of the eye; the pupil.

any of the single bones or segments of the spinal column; a vertebra.

the dependent fleshy excrescences on a goaṭs neck.

the head or end, of the penis; glans penis.

gas emitted from the intestines through the anus; fart.

a large, earthenware, usu. used for storing grains, water, etc.

the joint or part where the hand joins with the forearm; the wrist.

anything prized for its beauty, value and perfection in its kind; a gem.

a highly valued person.

anything that one cherishes; the apple of one's eye.

= ಮಣ್ಣು.

a rectangular or square wooden plank with legs, for sitting on.

a square board with squares of two alternating colours used to play chess on or a rectangular plank having two rows of seven hollows to play usu. with tamarind seeds.

ಮಣೆಹಾಕು maṇe hāku to place a seat before another to sit on. 2. (fig.) to give undue preference, respect, to; to be favourably biased towards.