[Tel.] n. A limit. mera. paryantamu. idivaralo before this time. adivaralo before that time. [for ora.] Kind, sort. i varabangaru gold of this kind. A kind of grain,dhanyavisesamu. vara (for ora.) n. A scabbard, a sheath. khadgakosamu. varaduyu to unsheath or draw out of the scabbard. poyinadi vara undedi kattiyaniyencu what we have lost is the mere sheath but what we have got is the very blade, i.e. he who is dead is nothing to his successor. varakattu vara-katte. v. n. To test gold by rubbing it on a touchstone. Also, to prepare land for cultivation. varagoddamu vara-goddamu. (vara+goddamu.) n. A crooked word, vankaramata. varaku or varakunu vara-ku. postp. Until, as far as, paryantamu. idivaraku until this. adivaraku so far, until that time. avarake paripoyiyundiri they had already fled. entavaraku to what extent? how far? ayana canipoyevaraku up to the time of his death. nenu vaccevaraku until I come. vara or ora vara. n. The large circular ring of pottery sunk in a small well, to prevent the earth from falling in. nutiki pettevi.