[Skt.] n. An alligator. mosali. The sign of the Zodiac called Capricorn, rasibhedamu. makarasankramanamu or makarasankranti the passing of the sun into Capricon. This is observed as the Pongul feast. pongalipanduga. makarakanthi makara-kanthi. n. A necklace shaped like an alligator.mosalimutulugala kanthabharanamu. makarakundalamu makara-kundalamu. n. An earring bearing the figure of a crocodile’s head. mosalimukhamu gala karnabhusanamu.makaratoranamu makara-toranamu. n. A festoon of cloth shaped like a crocodile, mosali modalaina rupamulanu citravicitramuga kutti vidhulalo katte toranamu. makarankudu, makaraketanudu or makaradhvajudu makaran-kudu. n. An epithet of Manmadha, whose banner is an alligator. manmathudu. makaralayamu ma-kar-alayamu. n. The sea. samudramu. makari makari. n. A crocodile, or alligator. mosali. makarika or makarikapatramu maka-rika. n. Figures of crocodiles drawn in gold dust on the cheeks or breasts of women, cekkillamidanu rommulamidanu vrase mosaliakaramu. “makarimayarekha lurasthalambunan bhavajacihna mudralayibhasila.” Vij. Vil. xi. 97. makarivala makari-vala. n. A snare to catch crocodiles.