neṟṟiyiṟklvaittl (p. 281) v. noun. Setting a stone on a person's forehead and obliging him to hold back his head to keep it on; and then, perhaps, to look at the sun; a mode of punishment in schools, &c., ஓர்தண்டனை. 30)

neṭuppm (p. 279) s. [improp.] Length, extent, நீட்சி. 59)

nerungku (p. 280) கிறேன், நெருங்கினேன், வேன், நெருங்க, v. n. To be close together, to crowd, அடா. 2. To approach, to approximate, கிட்ட. 3. To be close as relationship, connexion, attachment, அருகாக. 4. To be frequent in a continuous occurrence, தொடர. 5. To be oppresssive, tyrannical, கொடுமையாக. 6. To be urgent, importunate, வருந்த. 7. To be vehement; to prevail as disease, famine, wild beasts, robbers, &c., மும்முரிக்க. 8. To be close, confined, narrow--as a road, or door way, சிறி தாக. 9. To be pressed, to be compressed, to be squeezed, நசுங்க. 1. v. a. To pursue, to follow closely, to close upon, பின்செல்ல. (c.) நெருங்கப்பிசைய, inf. [com. நொறுங்கப் பிசைய.] To knead, squeeze or mash in the hand. நெருங்கிப்போகுதல், v. noun. Going very often. 2. Following one another very closely. 3. Being choked, as grain, &c. நெருங்கினஉறவு, s. Close relationship. நெருங்கினகாடு, s. A thick jungle. ஆளிலேநெருங்க, inf. [prov.] To attack a person, to proceed to blows. அவனிலேநெருங்காதே. Do not trouble him with orders, or requests. 2)

neḷi (p. 281) கிறேன், ந்தேன், வேன், நெளிய, v. n. To crawl with an undulating motion--as snakes, worms, maggots, &c., ஊர. 2. To writhe as the body through pain, to distort the limbs, &c., as a child, showing airs, கெந்த. 3. To hitch, move or shift from its place as an infant, நகர. 4. To be distorted by carrying a load; to be bent on one side, as a lame person, &c., கூன. 5. To be bent, inclined, warped--as timber, articles of furniture, &c., also to be crooked, as a road, channel, &c., வளைய. (c.) அதுநெளிந்துபோயிற்று. It is bent, applied to a tool, &c. பாதைநெளிந்துகொண்டுபோகிறது. The way is crooked. நெளிந்தஎழுத்து, s. Crooked, straggling letters in writing. நெளிந்துகொடுக்க, inf. [vul.] To incline or bend, as a tall palankeen bearer to be level with a shorter, to shrink from blows, &c. நெளிந்துகொண்டுநிற்க, inf. To stand in a lounging or affected posture. நெளிவு, v. noun. Crawling, writhing, flexture, &c., as the verb. நெளிவெடுக்க, inf. To mend any thing bent or warped, to correct an irregularity. 2. To make a flexure, commonly to a ring, நெளி. 5)

neṟi (p. 281) s. Swelling of the kernels, under the chin, or in the arm pits, &c., சுளுக்கு. 2. Temples, கண்மண்டைக்குழி. 3. Way, road, path, வழி. 4. Moral way, way of virtue, or religion, நீதிமார்க்கம். 5. Rectitude, propriety, morality, honesty, truth, chastity, யதார்த்தம். 6. Justice, equity, righteousness, நீதி. 7. Method, means, expedient, manner, விதம். 8. Rule, system, செவ்வை. 9. Row, order, line, series, வரிசை. 1. State of mind, spirit, temper, குணம். 11. [prov.] Commencement of each coat of the plantain trunk from the bottom, வாழைப்பட்டை யினடி. (c.) நெறியிலேபட்டுவிட்டது. It hit him on his temples, or on a glandular swelling. அவன்ஒருநெறியிலேநிற்கிறதில்லை. He is an unprincipled man. நெறிகட்ட--நெறியேற, inf. To swell as the glands or kernels of the neck, arm pits, &c.; sometimes நெறியிட. (c.) குட்டிச்சுவருக்குதேள்கொட்டக்கட்டுத்தறிக்கு நெறிகட்டுமா. If a scorpion stings a wall, will there be a swelling on the cow-post? i. e. irrelevant causes sould not be alleged. நெறிகுலைக்க, inf. To vitiate one's morals, &c. See குலை, v. நெறிகெட்டவன்--நெறிகேடன்--நெறி யில்லாதவன். appel. n. An unjust or immoral man. 2. One regardless of religious ceremonies, &c., நெறிகேடு, v. noun. Injustice, immorality. நெறிக்கோரை, s. A kind of grass, ஓர் கோரை. See நெறிநெட்டிக்கோரை. நெறிதப்ப--நெறிதவற, inf. To deviate from propriety, equity, or religious rule. நெறிநிற்க, inf. To adhere to the path of virtue or religion. (p.) நெறிநின்றார்நீடுவாழ்வார். The upright will prosper. (குறள்.) நெறிப்பட, inf. To be but in order. 2. To be established in a good, moral, or religious course. நெறிப்படி, adv. In order, according to method, custom, rule. நெறிப்படுத்த, inf. To put in order, &c., as the active of நெறிப்பட. நெறிமான், s. As நெறியுள்ளவன். (R.) நெறிமுறைமை, s. Rules of propriety, rectitude, equity. நெறியிலார், s. [pl.] The vulgar, the mean, the base, the lawless, கீழோர். நெறியுள்ளவன், appel. n. A man of integrity, a just man. 12)

neṟuneṟu (p. 281) க்கிறது, த்தது, க்கும், க்க, v. a. To grind, gnash, as the teeth; to craunch, &c., நரும. 2. To snap, as a stick in breaking, as a hedge when separated, ஒலிக்க. 3. To rattle, rumble, உறும. 4. To sound as the biting of a hard, brittle, or crispy substance, நெரிந்தொலிக்க. (c.) நெறுநெறெனல், v. noun. Sounding, as gnashing, snapping, &c., as நெறநெ றெனல். நெறுநெறென்றுகடித்தான். He craunched it. 19)

nekkurōtam (p. 279) s. Banyan tree, ஆல். (R.) See நியக்குரோதம். 43)

neṟṟiyntlm (p. 281) --நெற்றித்தலம், s. The forehead. (p.) 27)

nēṭu (p. 281) கிறேன், நேடினேன், வேன், நேட, v. a. To seek, தேட. (சது.) 2. To desire, to wish, விரும்ப. 3. To aim to pursue, நாட. (p.) 22)

neḷir (p. 281) s. Clamor, buzz, noise of talk, பேசலாலெழுமொழி. (சது.) 9)