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ಕಡವೆ
large species of deer · kaḍave
ಕಡುಹಗೆತನ
bitter, destructive feud in which each injury is revenged · kaḍuhagetana
ಕಣಿವೆ
elongated depression between hills or mountains · kaṇive
ಕಣ್ಣೀರು
drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes · kaṇṇīru
ಕಣ್ಣು
organ · kaṇṇu
ಕತ್ತರಿ
tool used for cutting · kattari
ಕತ್ತಿ
utensil or tool designed for cutting · katti
ಕತ್ತಿ ಮೀನು
Xiphias gladius · katti mīnu
ಕತ್ತು
part of body connecting the head and the trunk · kattu
ಕತ್ತೆ
a domestic animal|ass · katte
ಕತ್ತೆಕಿರುಬ
mammal · kattekiruba
ಕಂದರ
geography · kandara
ಕಂದು
having a brown color/colour · kandu
ಕನಸು
imaginary events seen while sleeping · kanasu
ಕನ್ನಡ
language · kannaḍa
ಕನ್ನಡಕ
a pair of lenses set in a frame · kannaḍaka
ಕನ್ನಡಿ
smooth reflecting surface · kannaḍi
ಕಂಪ
mineral substance · kampa
ಕಪಟ
action intended to deceive|trick · kapaṭa
ಕಂಪನಿ
in legal context, a corporation · kampani
ಕಂಪು
sensation · kampu
ಕಪ್ಪು
absorbing all light · kappu
ಕಪ್ಪೆ
amphibian · kappe
ಕಪ್ಪೆಚಿಪ್ಪು
shell · kappecippu
ಕಬಡಿ
sport · kabaḍi
ಕಂಬಳಿಹುಳ
larva of a butterfly or moth · kambaḷihuḷa
ಕಬ್ಬಿಣ
id=Q677|chemical element Fe · kabbiṇa
ಕಮರಿ
a (near) vertical rock face · kamari
ಕಮೀಜು
article of clothing · kamīju
ಕಮ್ಮಾರ
craftsperson who works metal|blacksmith · kammāra
ಕರಡಿ
large mammal of family Ursidae · karaḍi
ಕರಣೆಗಂಟಿಕೆ
formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation · karaṇegaṇṭike
ಕರಣೆಗಟ್ಟಿಕೆ
formation of thrombi in the blood vessels, causing obstruction of the circulation · karaṇegaṭṭike
ಕರಾಟೆ
martial art · karāṭe
ಕರಿಮೆಣಸು
spice · karimeṇasu
ಕರು
young cow or bull · karu
ಕರೋಕೆ
a form of entertainment · karoke
ಕರ್ಣ
Mahabharata character · karṇa
ಕರ್ನಲ್
commissioned office in the armed services · karnal
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ
state in southern India · karnāṭaka
ಕರ್ಪೂರ
white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone · karpūra
ಕರ್ಮ
the total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of his existence · karma
ಕರ್ಮಣಿ
grammar: being in the passive voice · karmaṇi
ಕಲಿವೀಡು
institution of higher education · kalivīḍu
ಕಲಿಸು
to pass on knowledge · kalisu
ಕಲೆ
study · kale
ಕಲ್ಲಂಗಡಿ
fruit · kallaṅgaḍi
ಕಲ್ಲರಗು
sticky, black and highly viscous liquid · kallaragu
ಕಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಲು
uncountable: carbon rock · kalliddalu
ಕವನ
literature composed in verse · kavana
ಕವಲುತೋಕೆ ಹಕ್ಕಿ
bird · kavalutoke hakki
ಕಳ್ಳ
one who carries out theft · kaḷḷa
ಕಾಗದ
sheet material · kāgada
ಕಾಗೆ
any bird of the genus Corvus · kāge
ಕಾಂಡಮ್
flexible sleeve worn on the penis · kāṇḍam
ಕಾಡು
to harass with importunity · kāḍu
ಕಾದಂಬರಿ
work of prose fiction · kādambari
ಕಾನನ
dense collection of trees · kānana
ಕಾನು
dense collection of trees · kānu
ಕಾನೂನು
body of rules established in a community by its authorities · kānūnu
ಕಾಫಿ
beverage · kāphi
ಕಾಬುಲ್
capital and largest city of Afghanistan · kābul
ಕಾಂಬೋಡಿಯ
id=Q424|country in Southeast Asia · kāmboḍiya
ಕಾಮನಬಿಲ್ಲು
multicoloured arch in the sky · kāmanabillu
ಕಾಯಿ
slang: testicle · kāyi
ಕಾಯ್ದೆ
any rule that must or should be obeyed · kāyde
ಕಾರು
passenger vehicle · kāru
ಕಾರ್ಗೊರಲಕಾಗೆ
any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage · kārgoralakāge
ಕಾಲ
inevitable passing of events
ಕಾಲು
lower limb from groin to ankle · kālu
ಕಾಲುದಾರಿ
somebody walking rather than using a vehicle · kāludāri
ಕಾಲುಬಂಡಿ
vehicle · kālubaṇḍi
ಕಾಲ್ನಡೆಗ
somebody walking rather than using a vehicle · kālnaḍega
ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರ
region · kāśmīra
ಕಾಳಗ
general action, fight, or encounter; a combat · kāḷaga
ಕಿಚ್ಚು
oxidation reaction · kiccu
ಕಿಟಕಿ
opening for light and air · kiṭaki
ಕಿತ್ತಳೆ
fruit · kittaḷe
ಕಿಲಿಮಂಜಾರೊ
volcano · kilimañjāro
ಕಿಲೋಗ್ರಾಮ್
unit of mass equal to 1000 grams · kilogrām
ಕಿಲೋಮೀಟರು
unit of measure · kilomīṭaru
ಕಿವಿ
organ of hearing · kivi
ಕಿಸೆ
bag stitched to an item of clothing · kise
ಕೀಟ
arthropod of class Insecta · kīṭa
ಕೀಟ್ಸ್
transliterations of the name Keats · kīṭs
ಕೀನ್ಯಾ
id=Q114|country in Eastern Africa · kīnyā
ಕೀರ್ತನೆ
a hymn collected into one book of the Old Testament · kīrtane
ಕೀಲಿಕೈ
device designed to open and close a lock · kīlikai
ಕೀಲಿಮಣೆ
set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc. · kīlimaṇe
ಕುಕಿ
small, flat baked good|biscuit · kuki
ಕುಟಿಲವಾತ
disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D · kuṭilavāta
ಕುಡಿಯು
consume alcoholic beverages · kuḍiyu
ಕುಡುಗೋಲು
agricultural implement · kuḍugolu
ಕುಡುಮಿ
avid reader · kuḍumi
ಕುತ್ತ
exposure to likely harm · kutta
ಕುರಿ
animal · kuri
ಕುರ್ಚಿ
furniture · kurci
ಕುಸಿ
to fall down suddenly; to cave in · kusi
ಕುಳಿತುಕೊ
of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported · kuḷituko
ಕೂತ
any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life · kūta
ಕೂದಲು
mass of such filaments on the human head · kūdalu
ಕೂರ್ಮ
land-dwelling reptile · kūrma
ಕೃತಿ ಚೋರ
one who plunders at sea · kṛti cora
ಕೃಷ್ಣ
avatar · kṛṣṇa
ಕೆಟಲ್
vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food · keṭal
ಕೆಟ್ಟ
intending to harm · keṭṭa
ಕೆನಡಾ
id=Q16|country in North America · kenaḍā
ಕೆಂಪು
having red as its colour · kempu
ಕೆಂಪು ಮೂಲಂಗಿ
Daucus carota ssp. sativus · kempu mūlaṅgi
ಕೆಮ್ಮು
to push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth · kemmu
ಕೆರ
protective covering for the foot · kera
ಕೇಕಿ
pheasant of one of the genera Pavo and Afropavo · keki
ಕೇಕ್
type of sweet dessert · kek
ಕೇರಳ
state in southern India · keraḷa
ಕೇಶ
mass of such filaments on the human head · keśa
ಕೇಸರಿ
plant · kēsari
ಕೇಳು
make a request · kēḷu
ಕೈ
part of the fore limb · kai
ಕೈಗಾರಿಕೆಗಳು
businesses that produce goods · kaigārikegaḷu
ಕೈಚೀಲಗಾರ
person who makes gloves · kaicīlagāra
ಕೈಮಗ್ಗ
weaving frame · kaimagga
ಕೈರೋ
capital of Egypt — see also Fustat · kairō
ಕೊಚ್ಚಿ
city in India · kocci
ಕೊಡುಗೆ
something given to another voluntarily, without charge · koḍuge
ಕೊತ
language · kota
ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ
Coriandrum sativum plant · kottumbari
ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ ಅಥವಾ
dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant · kottumbari athavā
ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ ಎಲೆಗಳು
leaves of the coriander plant · kottumbari elegaḷu
ಕೊತ್ತುಂಬರಿ ಬೀಜ
dried seeds of Coriandrum sativum plant · kottumbari bīja
ಕೊಬ್ಬು
specialized animal tissue · kobbu
ಕೊಯಂಬತ್ತೂರು
city in India · koyambattūru
ಕೊರಳು
sound uttered by the mouth · koraḷu
ಕೊರಿಯಾ
ancient country or both Koreas as a whole · koriyā
ಕೊಲಂಬೊ
capital of Sri Lanka · kolambo
ಕೊಲೆಗಡುಕ
someone who treats others violently or roughly · kolegaḍuka
ಕೊಲೆಗಾರ
someone who treats others violently or roughly · kolegāra
ಕೊಲೊಂಬಿಯ
id=Q739|country in South America · kolombiya
ಕೊಲ್ಕತ್ತ
city|Calcutta · kolkatta
ಕೊಲ್ಲು
to put to death · kollu
ಕೊಸೊವೊ
disputed region in the Balkans · kosovo
ಕೊಳ
body of water · koḷa
ಕೊಳಲು
woodwind instrument · koḷalu
ಕೋಕೋ
Theobroma cacao tree · koko
ಕೋವಿ
portable, short weapon, for hand use · kovi
ಕೋವೈ
city in India · kovai
ಕೋಳಿ
bird · kōḷi
ಕೋಳಿಮಾಂಸ
meat · koḷimāṁsa
ಕೌಮುದಿ
light reflected from the Moon · kaumudi
ಕ್ಯಾನ್ಬೆರ್ರಾ
capital city of Australia · kyānberrā
ಕ್ಯಾನ್ಸರ್
disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation · kyānsar

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