ರ

(gen. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ') the forty first letter of Kannaḍa alphabet and the twenty seven...

a man who begs for living; a beggar.

= ರಕಂ.

a circular, revolving platform with forms of animals as seats on it, used at carnivals, amusement pa...

according to or based on the value, price, class, quality, etc.

a ring with a flat bottom hung by a strap, usu. on each side of a saddle and used as a footrest in m...

the letter 'ರ ' (usu. pronounced with the vowel 'ಅ').

a kind of spotted deer.

the red fluid circulating in the arteries and veins of animals; blood.

a demon, who is supposed to drink blood.

deep affection; fondness; love.

the powerful, reverberating roaring sound made by a bull.

= ರೈಂಕೈ, ರೌಂಕೈ q. v. the grunt of an ox (Sd., Te.; Mhr. ರೇಂಕಣೇಂ, to grunt, as a buffalo).

Tbh. of ರಕ್ಷೈ. see ರಕ್ಕಸಂಕಲೈ. 2, Tbh. of ರಕ್ಷ; see ಅಂಗ-.

having or being of the colour red; reddened; crimson.

(myth.) a member of a race of huge beings of human form who war with the gods; a giant; a demon.

an object, supposed to have magical power, used to protect against injury or evil; a talisman; an am...

Tbh. of ರಕ್ಷಾಶೃಂಖಲ. a chain worn as a preservative. (Śmd. 376).

= ರಕ್ಕಸವಗೆ - 2.

the large vulture Gyps bengalensis of Acciptridae family, with bald-head, naked neck, white back and...

enmity towards giants, demons, evil spirits, etc.

= ರಕ್ಕಸವಗೆ - 2.

= ರಕ್ಕಸವಗೆ - 2.

a female giant, demon.

a kind of grass.

to shield from injury, danger or loss; to guard, defend; to protect.

the act of protecting from injury, danger or loss; protection.

to tie a talisman to a man (to avoid injury, evil, etc.).

a man whose duty is to guard something or protect another person; a guard; a body-guard.

a gem or bead tied to one's neck, upper arm, etc. to protect against injury or evil.

a round mark put usu. on the face, to protect against the influences of evil spirits.

Tbh. of ರಕ್ಷೈ. protection, etc. (Śmd. 346; ಕಾಪು Ct. I, 84). see ಅಂಗ-, ಜೀವ-, ಪಕ್ಕ-, ಪಾದ-. -ರಕ್ಕೈವಣಿ....

coloured; painted with a colour; dyed.

ಕಣ್ಠಿಕೈ rakta-kaṇṭhike. a woman with a sweet voice (Cpr. 3, 96 va.).

red, etc. 2, the plant Pentapetes phoenicea.

a cattle disease characterised by frequent and intense diarrhea with bloody, mucous faeces; amoebic...

a protoplasmic particle or cell with a special function; esp. any of the erythrocytes (red corpuscle...

= ರಕ್ತಕಂಬಳ.

a red woolen blanket.

a red lotus-flower (My.).

a kind of red fragrant substance.

a lung-disease, in which blood comes out through the mouth when caughed.

red leprosy (My.).

a morbid issue of blood from the yōni (My. as an adopted term).

= ರಕ್ತಮೂತ್ರ.

a grant of land given to the family of a man who died in the cause of the country.

= ರಕ್ತಕೊಡಗೆ.

= ರಕ್ತಚಂದನ - 1.

a disease characterised by an abnormal increase in the production of leukocytes, often accompanied b...

the state of being assimilated with one's blood.