[Tel.] n. A flag or banner, a crest. tekkemu. A snake’s crest or hood. An ear ornament worn by females. galipadaga a paper kite. pamu padaga ettinadi the snake raised its hood. “kotikipadagaletti.” Swa. iii. 42.
“kuduvididiyu satakotipadagaletti, matimatikadiyumantagalipi.” Vema. iii. 104.