a man, who leads an unrestrained, sexually immoral life; a rake; a libertine.

a lover of a woman who is not married to him; a paramour.

a character, as a friend or companion, who accompanies the hero of a play, and who advises him in matters of love.

a cheat; a fraud; a deceiver.

a kind of mineral salt.

one of the four social classes of erstwhile Hindu society; the merchant class.

a male member of this class.

a man in general.

waste matter discharged from the intestines through the anus; excrement; faeces; ordure.

a kind of salt fetid salt used medicially as a tonic aperient; a laxative salt.

a preparation of betel leaves, lime, arecanut etc. used to chew.

an amount deducted by the purchaser from the value while paying cash against a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc. to cover his interest cost for the unexpired period; a discount.

an amount deducted while exchanging a foreign currency for a local currency to cover the profit for the exchanger.

the interest deducted in advance by one who lends money.

a giving a part of one's agricultural income for some purpose.

the portion so given; donation.

a fee or a percentage of the proceeds paid to a salesperson, broker, etc.; commission.

a counter-weight used to equal the weights of both the pans of a weighing balance.

the profit gained in a business.

extra quantity given by a seller to a buyer without any charge.

deprivation of profit; loss of one's investment in a business.

= ವಟ3 - 1.

the quality of being hot; heat; hotness.

the first letter of a verse being repeated immediately after the pause in the same line.

a slightly bent sword, used symbolically by by Koḍava people on ceremonial occasions.