kawu a. ( wu or wvI f. ) 1 Pungent, acrid; (said of a rasa or flavour; the rasas are six; maDura, kawu, amla , tikta, kazAya , and lavaRa ); Bg. 17. 9. 2 Fragrant, exhaling strong odour; R. 5. 48. 3 Ill-smelling, having a bad smell. 4 ( a ) Bitter, caustic (words); Y. 3. 142. ( b ) Disagreeable, unpleasant: SravaRakawu nfpARAmekavAkyaM vivavruH R. 6. 85. 5 Envious. 6 Hot, impetuous. — wuH 1 Pungency, acerbity (one of the six flavours). 2 N. of several plants. — wu f. A medical plant ( kawurohiRI ). — wu n. 1 An improper action. 2 Blaming, reviling, scandal. Comp. — aMgaH 1 the SyonAka tree. 2 N. of the king Dilīpa. — utkawaM ginger. — kaMdaH -daM 1 ginger, the fresh root or the plant. 2 garlic. — kIwaH, -kIwakaH a gnat, mosquito. — kvARaH the wiwwiBa bird. — graMTiH, -Ti n. dried ginger; so °BaMgaH °BadraM dried ginger or ginger. — cAturjAtakaM an aggregate of four pungent substances, as of cardamoms, the bark and leaves of Laurus Cassia and of black pepper. — CadaH the tagara tree. — ja a. prepared from acid substances. — tiktakaH 1 the BUniMba tree. 2 the SaRa tree. — tiktA = kawutuMbI . — tuMbI a kind of bitter gourd. — trayaM a compound substance of ginger, black and long pepper. — dalA = karkawI plant. — nizplAvaH grain not inundated. — patraH 1 N. of a medical plant. 2 sitArjaka tree. — patrikA N. of a tree ( pb ) kArIpAka -pAkin a. producing acid humors in digestion. — PalaH a sort of cucumber. — (lA) N. of two plants, pawola and SrIvallI . — bIjA long pepper. — maMjarikA the apAmArga tree. — modaM a certain perfume. — rava a. having a harsh sound. — (vaH) 1 a frog. 2 a harsh word or sound. — rohiRI the kawkI plant. — vipAka a. producing acid humors in digestion. — snehaH the mustard-seed plant.