(as a first element in composition) at the rear or back; behind; back.

distant or remote.

of or for a time in the past.

in a backward direction; returning; reversed.

the rear or hinder part of anything.

that which is of, belongs to, happened in the past.

the time that has gone by; days, months or years gone by; the past.

what has happened; the history, former life or experiences of a person, group or institution.

vulgar; coarse; debased; undignified; low.

morally base or evil; wicked; depraved; sinful; vile.

not having; bereft.

a wicked thing or act.

a depraved, wicked man.

= ಹಣೆ2.

= ಹಣ್ಣು2.

any substance or article used as money, as bank notes, checks, etc.; money.

a usu. round piece of metal with a distinctive stamp, and of a fixed value and weight, issued by a government as money; a coin.

the money in circulation in any country.

that part of a stem of a tree, from where the woody extension grows.

a place where animals live.

land that is suitable for ploughing; arable land.

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

to give a severe beating to; to thrash.

to flatten the dough of capātis or papads by rolling on with a roller-pin.

to beat with heavy hammer the blade of a red hot weapon or instrument (as sword, sickle, etc.), to sharpen it.

to cut off; to sever.

to squeeze (as to take out the juice).

to fight; to have physical combat.

to defeat or destroy completely.

to be destroyed completely.

a manually operated instrument working on the principle of the lever, used for lifting water from below, usu. from a well; a water-lift.