a recess or hollow in a wall, for keeping small things; a niche.

a hole; a cavity.

one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.; a cave.

a mound or small hill; a hillock.

the top part of the body in humans; the head.

the bony structure enclosing and protecting the brain; skull.

(fig.) the hair on the head.

an excellent, superior thing.

that which is big or large (used comparatively).

sharpness of mind; keenness of judgement; intellect.

ಮಂಡೆ ಮೋಚು maṇḍe mōcu to shave the head; ಮಂಡೆ ಮಾಣಿಕ್ಯ maṇḍe māṇikya = ಮಂಡೆ ಮಾಣಿಕ; ಮಂಡೆ ಮಾಣಿಕ maṇḍe māṇika (fig.) an excellent person; a distinguished person;ಮಂಡೆ ಬೀಳು maṇḍe bīḷu to die; ಮಂಡೆಗೆ ನೀರು ತಳಿ maṇḍege nīru taḷi to bathe (an idol of a deity) in water; ಮಂಡೆಮಾಸಿತು ಅನ್ನುವವರಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಎಣ್ಣೆ ಇಕ್ಕುವವರಿಲ್ಲ maṇḍe māsitu annuvavariddāre, eṇṇe ikkuvavarilla (prov.) people just pity, but not succour.

the counter where the merchant sits in his shop.

= ಮಿಟ್ಟೆ.

the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when it is boiled and then cooled; cream.

a thin layer of impurities which forms on the top of liquids or bodies of water, often as the result of boiling or fermentation; scum.

the thick, whitish liquid obtained by boiling rice in slightly excess water; rice-gruel.

that which causes intoxication (as alcohol).

an agent, substance or organism that causes fermentation as an yeast or enzyme.

the castor seed plant.

the top part of the body in humans, the apes, etc. or the front part in most other animals; the head.

anything used to enhance the beauty; an ornament.

a frog.

the substance; essence; pith.

a feather; a quill.

matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; sediment.

a solid mass of no special shape or made look like a ball; a lump.

any food that is overboiled and has become a lump-like mass.

water mixed with kitchen waste which is used with chaff to feed cattle.

the large-sized, deciduous tree Ailanthus malabarica of Simarubaceae family with pinnate leaves, winged fruits, and the resin exuded as incense.

a kind of fragrant substance.

a tax levied on fragrances, myrrh, incense, etc.

the husks of paddy, wheat or other grain separated in hulling, threshing or winnowing; chaff; hull.

(fig.) overbearing pride; arrogance.

the medium-sized , deciduous tree Boswellia serrata ( = B. thurifera) of Burseraceae family.

the plant Morinda tomentosa ( = M. tinctoria) of Rubiaceae family.

the tree Morinda citrifolia of the same family: Indian mulberry.

an adamant, obstinate woman.

a physically disabled woman.

a shop or series of shops (situated closely) where goods are sold in large quantities; a wholesale shop or market.

the joint between the thigh and the lower part of the human leg; the knee.

the front part of the leg at this joint.

the kneeling posture in sword-fight, wrestling, etc.

stiffness of the knee, as a disorder or disease.

ಮಂಡಿಯೂರು maṇḍiyūru to rest on a knee or knees; ಮಂಡಿ ಡಕ್ಕೆ maṇḍi ḍakke a drum kept on the thigh, while beating it (played with the leg bent slightly).