1. kOwa mfn. ( fr. kuwi ), living in one's own house, independent, free, Pāṇ. v, 4, 95
2. kOwa mfn. ( fr. kU/wa ), fraudulent, dishonest
kOwa a. ( wI f. ) [ kUwa-aY ] 1 Living in one's own house; hence, independent, free. 2 Domestic, homely, homebred. 3 Fraudulent, dishonest. 4 Snared. — waH 1 Fraud, falsehood. 2 Giving false evidence. Comp. — jaH the Kuṭaja tree. — takzaH ( opp. grAmatakzaH ) an independent carpenter, one who works at home on his own account and not for the village. — sAkzin m. a false witness. — sAkzyaM false evidence, perjury.