a place where animals are killed for meat; a slaughterhouse; a butchery.

complete absence of mercy; ruthlessness.

the thin, triangular, lidlike piece of cartilage that folds back over the opening of the windpipe during swallowing, thus preventing food, etc. from entering the lungs; the epiglotis.

any of the the five domestic works - pounding, winnowing, grinding, firing the oven and filling water into containers (by which the householder indirectly commits sins of hurting living beings).

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.