the act of plucking (as leaves, flowers, etc. from a plant).

the act of cutting, reaping, etc.

the act of gathering, collecting; collection.

a very small quantity.

a very small drop of water; a droplet.

a piece or fragment cut or broken from a whole.

the soft, curly or crisped hair of sheep; wool.

a sport; a game.

a very small period of time.

name of one of the two sons of Rāma, in Rāmāyaṇa, the Great epic.

the quail Perdicula asiatica of Phasianidae family, with brown body and wings, black and grey stripes on the breast, short grey beak, short tail, that nests on the ground; jungle bush-quail.

the dried flower bud of a tropical evergreen tree (Eugenia aromatica) of the myrtle family; a clove.

hard, aromatic seed of the medium-sized, evergreen tree Myristica fragrans of Myristiaceae family, used as a spice and whose covering yields the spice mace; nutmeg.

the fragrant roots of the grass Vetiveria zizaniodes ( = Andropogon muricatus) of Poaceae family.

(rhet.) a kind of figure of speech.

cutting; severing; separating by cutting.

= ಲಾವಕ - 4.

melted rock issuing from a volcano; lava.

= ಲಿಪಿ - 3.

the quality of being very light.

a kind of ornamental tuft for the head of a horse.

that part of the slant-roof of a building, that is projected beyond the outer wall.

the frame-work of a sloping roof.