a pillar erected as a monument of victory.

a pole set in the middle of the threshing floor (to which a series of cattle are tied to tread the harvested crop for separating the grain).

the act, practice of growing crops, producing food-grains; agriculture.

the land endowed to the chief of a village.

the quality of being superior, excellent; superiority; superiority.

a man of excellent qualities.

a leader.

a suprvisor who supervises the work of workers.

the central portion.

a farm implement having a cutting tool, long beam, which is drawn usu. by a pair of oxen, to cut, turn up and break up the soil; a plough.

the handle of a plough.

= ಮೇಂಟಿ.

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.

a kind of sweet dish.

the counter where the merchant sits in his shop.

= ಮಿಟ್ಟೆ.

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.

to become dense.

to become crooked; to bend.

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

the small-sized tree or bushy plant Flacourtia indica ( = F. sapida, = F. sepiara) of Flacourtiaceae family.

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.

an adamant, obstinate woman.

a physically disabled woman.

a kind of plant.

= ಮಿಂಡ1.

a courageous and strong man.

he who excels others in any field; an excellent man.

a man causing terror; a terrific fellow.

a man who indulges himself in extra-marital sexual relations, esp a man as related to a woman with whom he has illicit sexual relations.

growing to reach or being in the early stage of adulthood.

a woman in her prime youth.

a woman who has sexual relation with a man, though not married to him.

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).

a mound or small hill; a hillock.