a container, case or receptacle, usu. rectangular, of wood, metal, etc., and often with a hinged lid or removable cover; a box.

a small chest or box, as for jewels.

a large container made of thin strips of bamboos, split lengthwise or other flexible material woven together; a basket.

that which said, uttered, stated; an account; a declaration or assertion.

an order; a command; a behest.

a detailed description.

a composing of a literary work.

an inviting to come somewhere or do something.

the message used in inviting.

something asked for; a request.

(rhet.) a kind of riddle used in literary compositions.

the physical body of a person or animal (diff. from the life principle).

(rightly, ಹಲಗೆ) a long, broad, thick wooden board.

the board on which chess or dice-game is played.

one round of play any of these games.

a board made ready for painting on.

a kind of defensive shield.

a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow hemisphere with a wide mouth on which a membrane stretched tightly, played by beating with the sticks; a kind of drum.

= ಹಳುಗು1.

(hist.) a unit of capacity (esp. for measuring oils).

the state or face of being sagging, drooping or sinking own.

the act or retreating or withdrawing from fear, diffidence, etc.

a small piece taken out from a whole; a fragment.

an extent of land irrigated by artificial means as channels; irrigated land.

= ಹಳ್ಳಿಕಾರ - 1.

(fig.) an unsophisticated man.

a slow-witted fellow.