[Tel.] n. The sea shore; an embankment; a sand bank. tiramu. A stain; dirt; blackness. dagu, maraka. adj. Black, nallani; sharp tiksnamu; rough, harsh barusu. krsnakara a bank or dam on the shore of the Krishna. karagattu kara-gattu. v. n. To be stained or soiled akkada ucca katagattinadi the place was soiled with urine. karavaka kara-vaka. n. A backwater, or marsh near the sea.