ಕಾ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.

   1. ಕಾಪಾಡು.
   2. ಕಾವಲಿರು.
   3. ಗುಪ್ತವಾಗಿರಿಸು.
   4. ತಡೆ.
   5. ಮನ್ನಿಸು.
   6. ಹಾದಿ ನೋಡು.

ಅಲರ್ ನಿಘಂಟು (ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ)

1. 1.
   verb

   to watch over and defend or protect from harm; to guard from or against.

2. 2.
   verb

   to keep watch by (a door etc.) so as to control entry or exit.

3. 3.
   verb

   to supervise (prisoners etc.) and prevent from escaping; to keep watch (cattle, sheep etc. while grazing).

4. 4.
   verb

   to stay in a place or remain in readiness or in anticipation (until something expected happens or for someone to arrive or catch up); to wait.

5. 5.
   verb

   to be, remain or delay in expectation or anticipation of; await.

6. 6.
   verb

   to be ready or at hand.

7. 7.
   verb

   to be eager to do (something).

8. 8.
   verb

   to keep (something) from otherś knowledge.

9. 9.
   verb

   to excuse or forgive (a person for some fault).

10. 10.
    verb

    ಕಾದಿಡು kādiḍu to keep back, store up or set apart for later use or for some special purpose; to reserve; ಕಾದುಕೊಂಡಿರು kādukoṇḍiru to keep oneself waiting (for); 2. to take care of another or something as a care-taker; 3. to wait for a right opportunity.

ಕಿಟ್ಟೆಲ್ ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.
   1.

   = ಕಾಯ್ 1, etc. to guard, to protect; to keep; to save; to take care of; to tend; to watch; to keep in check; (to bear with, to be indulgent with regard to). (ರಕ್ಷಣ Śmd. Dh.; T., M.; Tu. ಕಾಪು). P. p. ಕಾದು (Śmd. Cm. 265. 279; Bp. 55, 45). ಕಾಯಲುಂ ಬಲಗರ್ವದಿಂ ನೆಲನ್ ಎಲ್ಲಮಂ (Śmd. 64). ನುಡಿದನೆ ಕಾವುದನೇ (68). ಕಾವೆಂ (Abh. P. 13, 91). ಕಾವಂ (ರಕ್ಷಿಪನು Bhn. 8). ಕಾವುದು [ಬೆಸಸಿ ಕಾವುದು ಲೋಕಮನಾದಿ ಪೂರುಷಾ Ap. 8, 62]; (Bp. 1, 60). ಕಾವಡೆ (13, 6). ಕಾವರ್ (22, 36). see ಕಾವ.

2. 2.
   2.

   = ಕಕ್-, ಕಾಡು 2, etc. a forest, a wild. (T.). ಕಾಕಬ್ಬು.(= ಕಾಗಬ್ಬು) a sort of reed or grass, Saccharum sara (ಗುನ್ದ್ರ, ತೇಜನಕ, ಶರ Nr.). ಕಾಕುರುಳು dry cow-dung of wilds and forests (S. Mhr.). ಕಾಕುಳ್ಳು. = ಕಾಕುರುಳು (S. Mhr.). ಕಾಗಬ್ಬು. -ಕಬ್ಬು a species of reed or grass, used for mats, roofs, etc. Saccharum spontaneum (ಇಷೀಕೆ, ಕಾಶ Hlā). ಕಾಗೆಣ್ಣೆ a kind of fish (Rśv. 5, 115). ಕಾಬಾ+ a garden flower of a scarlet colour, the Indian shot, Canna indica L. (Z.). ಕಾಬುರುಲೆ. -ಪುರುಲೆ a kind of bird (Bh. 1, 20, 53).

3. 3.
   3.

   = ಕಾವು 3. an imitative sound. ಕಾ ಕಾ rep. the cawing of crows (C.).

4. 4.

   useless, bad. see ಕಾಪುರುಷ etc.

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ನಿಘಂಟು (Učida & Rajapurohit)

1. 1.
   vt.

   ｟past ಕಾದ್- fut. ಕಾವ್-｠1 to protect; to rescue, to save 2 to keep watch over, to guard 3 to wait, to tarry, to go slow vi. to wait, to tarry, to go slow

2. 2.
   n.

   (bio.)｟ibc.｠wild ű ಕಾಬೆಕ್ಕು wild cat

3. 3.

   (n.) (sound)｟mostly redup.｠word in imitation of the caw of crow