ekku (p. 73) கிறேன், எக்கினேன், வேன், எக்க, v. a. To draw in the stomach--as beggars to show hunger, or as persons in dressing, வயிற்றையெஃகப்பண்ண. 2. v. n. To reach up, stretch one's self in reaching for any thing, எட்ட. 3. To ascend, ஏற. 4. (p.) To be heaped up--as sand by the waves on the shore, உந்துண்ண. 5. (சது.) To fight, போர்செய்ய. எக்கிப்பார்க்க, inf. To peep, standing on tip-toe. எக்கல், v. noun. The act of contracting the stomach. 2. Ascending. 3. Fighting. 4. s. That which is cast on shore. என்கொல்லைமுழுதுமாற்றெக்கல்மூடிப்போட்ட து. My field is entirely covered with sand thrown up by the river. 14)
