a tax or toll.

the money, property given to the bride's father by the bridegroom at the marriage.

amount paid to a prostitute by a man.

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

payment asked or given for professional services, admissions, licenses, tuition, etc.; a charge; a fee.

financial or monetary gain obtained from a business; profit.

a payment made in advance as a guarantee money for doing something.

a chip, piece, bit or a small portion (as of a stone, wood, etc.).

the bark of a tree.

any of the thin, rigid, horny covering forming the outer protective covering of the body of certain insects or fish; scale.

a fish (that has scales on it).

= ಶಲ್ಲಕಿ.

the tree Bignonia indica.

the tree Boswellia serrata ( = B. thurifera) of Burseraceae family; Indian olibanum tree.

one's younger sisteṛs husband.

a house; a residence.

the root of esculent water-lily.

= ಶಿಲುಕು.

what is left when a part is taken away; remainder; balance.

cash or assets readily turned into cash, held out of use by a bank, insurance company or business to meet expected or unexpected demands; reserve.