[Tel.] n. A thorn, a spur, a prickle. A fish bone, a spine. The tongue of a balance. A small needle or pin, as the hand of a watch or clock. mullidu to plant thorns. A. iv. 265. mullidi setting up a hedge. cuttukampavesi. mundlupoyina gadiyaramu a clock that has lost its hands. mulladincu mull-adintsu. v. a. To chip (stone with a chisel.) To chisel. vadlamundlu the beards of grain. muntikatti a sharp instrument to extract thorns with. mundlapandi a porcupine. mundlabanti or mulubanti a cluster of prickers used by thieves. “katteranisumu naksatalu mundlabantiyu nilikaccadamunu.” BD. v. 676. mullucupu or mulucupu mullu-tsupu. v. n. To excel, atisayincu. To turn the balance, i.e., be superior. mullakurayi mull-aku-rayi. (mullu + akurayi.) n. A rough file. mullucita, mulucita or mundlamunai mull-uchita. n. The name of a thorny plant. whose leaves are eaten. okavidhamaina kuraku.