the movable, muscular structure in the mouth in most vertebrates used for ingestion of food, perception of taste, and in humans for the articulation of speech sounds; the tongue.

an analogous part in invertebrate animals.

the burning gas or vapour of fire, stretching out and flickering with various colours; flame.

a spoken word or words; speech.

the metal part hung inside a bell which, when strikes the cup of the bell, produces a metallic sound; a clapper.

ನಾಲಗೆ ಉದ್ದ ಬಿಡು nālage udda biḍu to talk contemptuously, going beyond one's status, position or the limits of propriety; ನಾಲಗೆ ಉದ್ದ ಮಾಡು nālage udda māḍu = ನಾಲಗೆ ಉದ್ದ ಬಿಡು; ನಾಲಗೆಗೆ ಬರು nālageg baru (as a thought, saying, etc.) about or almost to be said; to be on the tip of the tongue; ನಾಲಗೆ ತಪ್ಪು nālage tappu to break one's own promise; ನಾಲಗೆ ನಿಡಿದಾಗು nālage niḍidāgu (one's tendency of speaking) to cross the limits of propriety; ನಾಲಗೆಯ ತಿಂಡಿ nālageya tinḍi = ನಾಲಗೆತೀಟೆ; ನಾಲಗೆಯ ವೀರ nālageya vīra = ನಾಲಗೆಗಲಿ; ನಾಲಗೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ನಲಿದಾಡು nālageya mēle nalidāḍu (knowledge of something or the power of speaking impressively) to be at the command of a person; ನಾಲಗೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಮಚ್ಚೆಯಿರು nālageya mēle macce iru (the power for foretelling) to be with a person (whose foretelling proves to be correct); ನಾಲಗೆಯಾಡಿಸು nālageyāḍisu (fig.) to speak; 2. to munch something; ನಾಲಗೆಯಾಡು nālageyāḍu to munch something; 2. (one's capacity to talk) to be active (usu. used in negative sense); 3. to wet one's lips with the tip of the tongue; ನಾಲಗೆ ಹರಿಬಿಡು nālage haribiḍu to talk without restraint or propriety.

= ನಲ್ಮೆ.

a kind of fragrant substance.

any long bone of the body, as the tibia or the radius of the arm.

the foam of the sea.

the internal shell of cuttlefish, used as a food supplement for caged birds or as a polishing agent, once considered as the foam of the sea; cuttlefish-bone.

regulated vibration of the voice (while singing).

to be or become wrinkled.

to shake (oneself) slightly.

(said of a girl or woman) to trifle or dally to attract meṇs attraction.

to be distressed; to undergo pain, suffering, discomfort, etc.

to become lean; to be emaciated.

to bend one's head or body in respect, worship, etc.; to bow.

to reach (something) by stretching one's hand.

to be got, obtained or reached.

to be recollected; to be called back to mind successfully.

to go and reach (a place or stage).

to rub or strike against.

to hold out; to reach out; to stretch (as one's hand).

to stand on one's toes, stretching the body upward.

to wait in anticipation; to look for.

to attain, gain or achieve.

to start; to commence; to begin.

to be seen; to appear.

to become longer; to become elongated.

to step beyond (the limit set); to transgress; to trespass.

(in wrestling) to hold the opponent quickly and forcibly.

any long bone of the body, as the tibia or the radius of the arm.

amounting to four in number.

(in comp.) not many; a small number of; few.

ನಾಲ್ಕುನೀರು nālku nīru the bath taken by woman on the fourth day of the menstruation; ನಾಲ್ಕುಗಂಟೆ ಹೂ nālku gaṇṭe hū the flower of the plant Mirabilis jalapa of Nyctaginaceae family; 2. (loosely) the plant itself; ನಾಲ್ಕೊಪ್ಪತ್ತು1 nālkoppattu during or for a few days; ನಾಲ್ಕೊಪ್ಪತ್ತು2 nālkoppattu an unspecified, but short duration; a few days.

= ನಲುಗು1.

a kind of palankeen (a covered litter carried by poles on the shoulders of two or four men) used by men of rank.

the lotus plant.

a small hollow bamboo piece, with one end closed and the other open, having series of finger holes on the body, through which directing the wind in a regulated manner musical notes are produced; a flute.

a fire arm having one or two long barrels; a rifle.

= ನಾಲಿ - 1,3, & 6.

= ನಾಲ್ಕು1.

an arrow.

a spear.

the lotus plant.

the hollow stalk of the lotus plant.

= ನಾಲಗೆ; (for the compound words with this word, of which this forms the first part, see under ' ನಾಲಗೆ ').

= ನಾಲ್ಕು2.

the cardinal number four; 4;

ನಾಲ್ಕರ ಚಳಿ nālkara caḷi a particular disease that recurs regularly every fourth day; ನಾಲ್ಕುಗೆಯ್ nālkugey to divide into four parts; 2. to increase a quantity four times.

= ನಿಲಕು.