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= ಅಲ್ಪ (My.).

a small or insignificant gift or contribution.

existing for a short period.

a man whose level of knowledge of a subject is very little.

a form of government in which the ruling power belongs to a few persons; oligarchy.

the quality that is considered menial, base or low in the moral or social scale; baseness; low-minde...

a body (of human or of animal) that is very thin than usual of the kind.

a small, feeble woman; an inferior, low woman. see ಅ/?/ವೆಣ್

satisfying with less than required, deserved, etc.

a woman whose wants are very limited and is satisfied with little.

smallness, minuteness; inferiority; insignificance (Cpr. 8, 12).

= ಅಲ್ಪತನ.

a short or thin club or staff.

a small or short stick. see ಬಡಿ

the act of or fact of biting with the (fore) teeth.

(pl.) a (very) few days; a short duration.

that which is slightly blemished or blemishable.

dim light.

having lesser strength than required or being sufficient; weak.

= ಅಲ್ಪಪ್ರಾಣ.

a word formed to represent some natural sounds, consisting only unaspirated consonants.

limited outlook or lack of tolerance; absence of liberalism; prejudiced view; narrow-mindedness.

the plant Croton bonplandianum of Euphorbaceae family; croton.

weak-minded, stupid, low-witted (ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕ, ಮತಿಹೀನ Nn. 58).

the plant Amaranthus polygamus Lin.

a woman who talks very little.

young age.

a small portion of land.

a man whose level of knowledge of a subject is very little.

the smallest interval, break, a slight pause; discontinuity.

the insufficient or scanty rainfall.

a man who talks very little.

(a very polite term for) the discharge of urine.

a low-minded man.

a low-minded woman.

a man whose acquaintance with scriptures or general subjects is very little.

ಬಹುಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ ಜನವರ್ಗದ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದೇ ಮತ ಭಾಷೆ ಮೊದಲಾದುವುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಹಳ ಕಡಮೆ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು...

a small pond.

= ಅಲ್ಪಸರ.

a small tank or pond.

that which does not have normal physical or mental strength.

a comfort or joy that lasts for a very short time.

one who longs for the ephemeral pleasure.

one who does not have many (male) offsprings.

rather litte (B. 4, 214; My.).

a domesticated South American llama (Lama glama pacos) with valuable, long, silky, brown or black wo...

a cloth made of alpaca's wool.

that which has less or minimum number of letters or syllables.

the shortened process of ಆಚಮನ (rinsing the mouth, sipping water before religious ceremonies, before...

(in pair or in comparison) small and large; insignificant and important; little and big.