the act of protecting from injury, danger or loss; protection.

that which protects; a guard.

an amulet worn on the body to protect against injury or evil; a talisman.

colour; paint; dye.

the colour of blood; red colour; crimson.

love; deep affection.

joy; pleasure.

beauty; loveliness.

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by male through genital tract during sexul intercourse; the semen.

a harmonious combination of musical notes of a scale; a musical mode.

ಒಂದೇ ರಾಗ ondē rāga (fig.) telling the same thing again and again; monotonous or redundant speaking.

(fig.) telling the same thing what another or others have said; a needless repetition; ಹೊಸ ರಾಗ hosa rāga a changed preference, opinion, attitude that suit a changed circumstance; ಹಳೇ ರಾಗ haḷē rāga = ಒಂದೇ ರಾಗ; ರಾಗ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸು rāga badalāyisu to talk or act differently because of a change of attitude; to change one's prference, opinion to suit the current circumstance; to sing a different tune; ರಾಗ ಎಳೆ rāga eḷe = ರಾಗ ತೆಗೆ; ರಾಗ ತೆಗೆ rāga tege (fig.) to cry loudly; to wail.

(fig.) to say something inauspicious.

to put forth pretexts (for not doing something, escaping from taking up a responsibility, etc.).

the full-moonday.

a girl who has reached the stage of puberty and has discharged menses for the first time.

a band tied by a girl to his brother, on the full moon-day of Śrāvaṇa (the fifth month in Hindu calendar) to protect from evil spirits, mishaps, etc.

a festival observed on this day.

(correctly, ರೇಖೆ) 1. a line joining two points on the same plane.

a unit for measuring the area of land.

the act of cleaning, removing adulterants.

ರೇಕೆ ಮಾಡು rēke māḍu to make clean; to remove (dirt, impurities, adulterants, etc.); ರೇಕೆ ಮಾಡಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ತಿಳಿಯದಿದ್ದರೆ ತೋಕೂರಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಲು ತಿಳಿಯದೇ? rēke māḍadiddare, tōkōrige hōgalu tiḷiyade (prov.) for accomplishing small things, one need not have a great talent.

a hymn in the Vēdas, in gen.

a verse or a hymn of the Řgvēda.

= ರೊಕ್ಕ.

= ರೊಕ್ಕ.

departure from health; impairment of normal physiological of affect a part or all of an organism or of normal psychological function of a person; illness; malady; sickness; a disease.

a sick person; a medical patient.

the grass Eleusine coracana of Poaceae family.

its edible millet; finger millet; ragi.

ರಾಗಿ ಬೀಸು rāgi bīsu to grind ರಾಗಿ; to make flour of ರಾಗಿ; 2. (fig.) to gain experience; ರಾಗಿ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ rāgi roṭṭi a dry, pan cake made of ರಾಗಿ flour; ಹಳೇ ರಾಗಿ ತರಲು ಹೋಗು haḷē rāgi taralu hōgu (coll.) to die; ರಾಗಿ ಹಿಟ್ಟು rāgi hiṭṭu rāgi flour; ರಾಗಿ ಮುದ್ದೆ rāgi mudde ರಾಗಿ flour cooked and made into a ball and served as food; ರಾಗಿ ಮಸಿ rāgi masi a kind of ink made of rāgi; ರಾಗಿಯ ಪದ rāgiya pada a kind of folk songs, sung while grinding ರಾಗಿ.

that which is coloured or is colourful.

the colour of blood; red colour.

the act or process of colouring.

to be excited by passion.

that which gives pleasure.

the act or fact of being enamoured.

a man in love or has deep passion for.

a man inclined to sexual pleasures indiscriminately; a wanton.

= ರಾಗಿ1.

a ring with a flat bottom hung by a strap, usu. on each side of a saddle and used as a footrest in mounting and riding; a stirrup.

the condition of (a room, place) being filled to excess; overcrowdedness.

= ರಿಚೆ.

a sacred verse recited in praise of a deity.

a verse recited while blessing a person.

brightness; splendour; brilliancy.

a ray of light.

a departure from normal functions of the body; illness; disease.

either of the two feathered forelimbs of a bird, either or not fully developed for flying, for flight, balance in running, for swimming, etc.; a wing.

(dial.) that part of the human body between shoulder and elbow; the arm.

ರೆಕ್ಕೆಪುಕ್ಕ ಕತ್ತರಿಸು rekkepukka kattarisu to cut down another's activity, importance, dominance, authority, etc.; ರೆಕ್ಕೆಪುಕ್ಕ ಬಲಿ rekkepukka bali (one's power or ability to initiate activity on one's own) to be got or to increase; ರೆಕ್ಕೆಬರು rekke baru = ರೆಕ್ಕೆಪುಕ್ಕ ಬಲಿ; ರೆಕ್ಕೆಮುರಿದ ಹಕ್ಕಿ rekkemurida hakki a person who has lost his importance, authority, power, etc.; ರೆಕ್ಕೆಮೂಡು rekke mūḍu = ರೆಕ್ಕೆಪುಕ್ಕ ಬಲಿ.