over-bearing pride; insolent display of superiority and self-importance; arrogance; insolence; disdain.

disdainful words or speech.

a leaf of a plant.

the end of a needle which has a hole for thread.

the rear part of an arrow, that is feathered.

the rear part of anything, in gen.

a river in southern Andhra Pradesh, that flows towards east and joins Bay of Bengal near Nellore.

a disease connected with menstruation.

= ಹೊನ್ನೆ2.

any of a class of chemical elements, as iron, gold or aluminum, generally characterised by ductility, malleability, luster, and conductivity of heat and electricity; a metal.

a heavy, yellow, inert, metallic chemical element with a high degree of ductility and malleability, used in the manufacture of coins, jewelry, alloys, etc.: gold (symbol: Au).

(hist.) a gold coin of the value of ten haṇa.

much money or property; riches; wealth.

standard token of money; money (in gen.).

any gold ornament.

the colour of gold; the golden yellow.

anything that is superior or excellent in its class.

a term of endearment used in calling children, one's lover, etc.

the tree Calophyllum inophyllum ( = C. apetalum, = C. spuruium) of Guttiferae family.

the large, deciduous tree Pterocarpus marsupium of Papilionaceae family.

the act of killing.

the act of destroying; destruction.

the act of striking or hitting.

(math.) a mathematical process by which the product of two or more quantities are obtained; multiplication.

any of a number of beetles or beetle larvae that give off a luminescent light; a glow-worm.