calcium oxide (CaO) obtained by the action of heat on limestone, shells, and other material containing calcium carbonate, and used in making mortar and cement; lime.

refined lime.

the act of whitening walls by washing with a mixture of lime; whitewashing.

ಸುಣ್ಣದ ಕಲ್ಲು suṇṇada kallu a sedimentary rock consisting predominantly of calcium carbonate, varieties of which are formed from the organic remains of marine animals as molusks, coral, etc.; ಸುಣ್ಣದೆಲೆ suṇṇadele a betel leaf applied with refined lime, for eating; ಸುಣ್ಣದ ಬೋಯಿ suṇṇada bōyi a man who makes and sells lime; ಸುಣ್ಣದ ಗೂಡು suṇṇada gūḍu a kiln where limestones are burnt to extract lime; a lime-kiln; ಸುಣ್ಣದ ಕಾಯಿ suṇṇada kāyi a small, metal box with a lid, for refined lime used for applying on betel leaves; ಸುಣ್ಣದ ಕುಡಿಕೆ suṇṇada kuḍike = ಸುಣ್ಣದ ಕಾಯಿ; ಒಂದು ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ, ಒಂದು ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಸುಣ್ಣ ondu kaṇṇige beṇṇe, ondu kaṇṇige suṇṇa (prov.) the tendency to favour one person, faction etc. in preference to another, chiefly due to bias, prejudice; partiality.

a dog.

a year of any calendar.

at all times; on all occasions; always.

for ever; eternally.

a sound (in gen.).

the sound produced by human voice.

a position (in society, professional field, etc.); a rank.

a person who originally belongs to or the oldest inhabitant of a place.

a temple of a bhūta, a demi-god.

a praying; supplication.

the act of giving, bestowing.

a religious service.

= ಶಾಣ್ಯಾ1.

gold.

an apparatus used to powder or grind; a pulveriser or grinder.

low or relatively low in height; not tall.

= ಸಣ್ಣಿ3.

= ಶಾಣ್ಯಾ2.

(correctly, ಶನಿ) 1. name of a deity, a son of the Sun-God.

(astrol.) one of the nine planets that rule the destiny of all beings; the Saturn.

(astron.) the second largest planet in our solar system and sixth in distance from the sun; the Saturn.

(fig.) a perosn who persistently molests, annoys, vexes another or others.

made of jute fibres.

a kind of plant.

fragile; easily damaged; frail; delicate.

very thin; lean.

of small or smaller size; small; little.

not noble in character or quality; dishonorable; base; mean; ignoble.

pleasing to hear; tuneful.

ಸಣ್ಣವಳು saṇṇavaḷu a young girl or woman; 2. a younger sister; ಸಣ್ಣವನು saṇṇavanu a young boy or man; 2. a younger brother; ಸಣ್ಣಾಗು saṇṇāgu to become thin or lean; to lose flesh; ಸಣ್ಣದು saṇṇadu anything that is small; ಸಣ್ಣವ saṇṇava = ಸಣ್ಣವನು.

a silk dhoti, usu. of sanguinary hue, considered as ceremonially pure.

the act of sharpening (cutting weapons); whet.

an abrasive stone for sharpening knives or other edged tools; a whetstone.

a type of black stone used to test the purity of gold or silver by the streak left on it when it was rubbed with the metal; a touchstone.

a long cutting tool, having sharp teeth, used for cutting wood, a metal piece, etc., by moving to and fro repeatedly.

a weight of four māṣas.

a fabric made by weaving jute threads.

a small piece; a fragment.

a kind of rice, that is smaller in size than the normal varieties.

a sari breadth of which is smaller than the normal ones; a sari for young girls.