ಕಣ್ಮಣಿ

ಅಲರ್ ನಿಘಂಟು (ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ)

1. 1.
   noun

   the contractile circular opening, apparently black, in the center of the iris of the eye; the pupil of the eye.

2. 2.
   noun

   (fig.) a person or thing that is loved and admired by someone.

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ನಿಘಂಟು (Učida & Rajapurohit)

1. 1.
   n.

   1 (body) eye ball, pupil of the eye or the portion of the eye that looks like a glass bead 2 (body) þfig.ß apple of one’s eye, darling [Ka. kaṇ + maṇi] = ಕಣ್ಣುಗುಡ್ಡೆ (kaṇṇuguḍḍe)

ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.

   1. ಕಣ್ಣಿನ ನಡುವಿನ ಕರಿಯ ಗೋಲ.
   2. ಅಚ್ಚುಮೆಚ್ಚಾದುದು.