ದೊಣ್ಣೆ

ಅಲರ್ ನಿಘಂಟು (ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ)

1. 1.
   adjective

   thick; stout; fat.

2. 2.
   noun

   a kind of lizard, (Lacerta cristata =/ Chamaeles vulgaris) belonging to the Chamaeleontidae family, with an angular head, prehensile tail, eyes that move independently of each other, the ability to change skin colour rapidly, and a long, agile tongue for catching prey; a chameleon.

3. 3.
   noun

   a short, thick stick; a cudgel; a club.

4. 4.
   noun

   ದೊಣ್ಣೆ ನ್ಯಾಯ doṇṇe nyāya the strongest make the rule to suit them, the weak can never question; ದೊಣ್ಣೆ ಭಾಗವತ doṇṇe bhāgavata a stout, lazy fellow; ಕಂಕುಳಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಣ್ಣೆ, ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶರಣಾರ್ಥಿ kankuḷalli doṇṇe, kaiyalli śaraṇārthi (prov.) he speaks with a honeyed-tongue, but acts in a harmful way; ಕುಂಬಾರನಿಗೆ ವರುಷ, ದೊಣ್ಣೆಗೆ ನಿಮಿಷ kumbāranige varuṣa, doṇṇege nimiṣa while it takes lot of effort and time for making, it takes hardly any time or effort to break it; ದೊಣ್ಣೆ ಹಿಂಡಿದರೆ ಎಣ್ಣೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆಯೇ? doṇṇe hiṇḍidare eṇṇe baruttadeyē great labour without wisdom will not yield required result; oil cannot be extracted from sand.

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ನಿಘಂಟು (Učida & Rajapurohit)

1. 1.
   n.

   staff, club, cudgel [Ka. D3502] cf. ಬಡಿಗೆ (baḍige)

ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.

   ದಪ್ಪವಾದ.

2. 2.

   ದಪ್ಪವಾದ ಕೋಲು.