aṭkkm (p. 7) s. Restraint, repression, compression, அடங்குகை. 2. Subordination, submission, கீழ்ப்படிவு. 3. Restraining the senses, self-control, forbearance, பொறியொ டுக்கம். 4. Continency, command over the appetites, temperance, modesty, chlastity, good behaviour, இச்சையடக்கம். 5. Concealment, sepulture, interment of a dead body, பிரேதமடக்குகை. 6. Retiredness, reservedness silence, taciturnity, மௌனம். 7. Contents of a box, &c., that which is comprehended, அடங்கியது. 8. Contents of a book, &c., epitome, abstract, summary, import, substance, பொழிப்பு. 9. Shrinking, compressing,--as a tortoise its members; reduction, condensation, compression, &c. of the powers of the mind, syncope from snake bite, &c., ஒடுக்கம். 1. [prov.] Fireworks in layers, producing successive discharges, பாணம். 11. Treasure kept in concealment, or laid by unobserved by others, புதைபொருள். 12. Erudition, profound knowledge connected with paucity of words and gravity of manners, மிக்கறிவு; (ex) அடக்கு or அடங்கு. அடக்கமெழும்ப, inf. To revive as from the stupor caused by the bite of a snake, a fit, &c. அடக்கம்பண்ண, inf. To bury, inter, entomb. 53)

iṭuku (p. 45) கிறது, இடுகினது, ம், இடுக, v. n. To become slender, strait, confined, சுருங்க. (p.) இடுகிடைமடவார். Slender-waisted women. இடுகு, v. noun. Narrowness, closeness, ஒடுக்கம். 94)

iṭukku (p. 45) கிறேன், இடுக்கினேன், வே ன், இடுக்க, v. a. To press as between two boards, நெருக்க. 2. To pinch, இடுக்கிப்பிடிக் க. 3. To take between the fingers, toes, &c., to grasp--as a crab, with its claws; to lay hold of--as with pincers, to take under arms or between two things, குறடுமுதலிய வற்றாலிடுக்க. அவள்பிள்ளையையிடுக்கிக்கொண்டுவந்தாள். She came with her child on the hip, holding him under the arm. பொருளையிடுக்கிப்பிடிக்கிறான். He holds his property very stingily, tenaciously. இடுக்கி, s. Pincers, tongs, forceps, tweezers, nippers, குறடு. 2. A stingy, parsimonious person, a niggard, உலோபி. முள்ளிடுக்கி, s. Pincers to draw out thorns from the feet. இடுக்கிடை, s. Closeness, narrowness, நெருக்கம். இடுக்குதடி, s. A double stick used to press things with--as that of a toddy-drawer to press the flower or fruit-stem of the palmyra, &c. இடுக்குபனை, s. [prov.] Palmyra trees from which toddy is drawn. இடுக்குபிள்ளை, s. A child in arms carried on the hip, கக்கத்திலிடுக்கும்பருவமு டையபிள்ளை. இடுக்குமரம், s. A kind of oilpress, எண்ணெயூற்றுமரம். இடுக்கம், v. noun. Closeness, confinement, narrowness, நெருக்கம். 2. Affliction, adversity, straits, இடுக்கண். இடுக்கப்பட, inf. To become narrow, close, confined, ஒடுக்கப்பட. 2. To be oppressed, be persecuted, to suffer, துன்பப்பட. இடுக்கப்படுத்த, inf. [caus.] To make narrow, close, &c., நெருக்க. 2. To oppress, persecute, distress, துன்பப்படுத்த. 97)

iṟuku (p. 57) கிறது, இறுகினது, ம், இறுக, v. n. To become tight--as a bandage, knot, &c., to be strained, be close, hard, compact, &c.--as land dried by the sun, அழுந்த. 2. To grow thick in consistency, to coagulate, to be inspissated, be clotted, உறைய. 3. To congeal, become hard--as wax, metals, &c., to become dry--as mortar, clay, &c., கட்டியாக. 4. To become firm--as a loose tooth, பெலக்க. 5. To be close, rich, luxuriant--as growing corn, fruitful trees, &c., செறிய. எண்மண்டையிறுகிப்போயிற்று. My head feels day (needing oil and bathing). சளியிறுகிற்று. The phlegm (in the throat) is become hard. இறுகக்கட்ட, inf. To brace or fasten tight, close, compact, &c., அழுந் தக்கட்ட. இறுகத்தழுவ, inf. To hug, embrace closely, இறுகவணைக்க. இறுகப்பிசைய, inf. To knead hard, make close by kneading, அழுந்தப்பி சைய. இறுகப்பிடிக்க, inf. To hold fast, grasp tight, அழுந்தப்பிடிக்க. 2. To be stingy, parsimonious, tenacious, செலவு செய்யாதிருக்க. இறுகவிறுக, [adverbially.] Very tight, drawn tighter and tighter, அழுந்த வழுந்த. இறுகினகை, s. Close-fistedness, parsimony, ஈயாதகை. இறுகினதேகம், s. A firm, compact body. இறுகினமனம், s. An unrelenting heart, a close or parsimonious mind. இறுக்கம், v. noun. Tightness, closeness, compactness, hardness, tenacity, அழுத்தம். 2. Closeness of weather, sultriness, ஒடுக்கம். 3. Parsimoniousness, niggardliness, tenaciousness, கையழுத்தம். 4. Strictness, rigidness, pressure, நெருக்கம். இறுக்கமானகாலம், s. Sultry weather. 2. Hard times. 23)

iṟukku (p. 57) கிறேன், இறுக்கினேன், வே ன், இறுக்க, v. a. To tighten, strain close or hard, to make compact, அழுந்தக்கட்ட. 2. To thicken a liquid, inspissate, உறையச்செ ய்ய. 3. (சது.) To put on clothes, to dress, உடுக்க. 4. [prov.] To urge, coerce, force, ஒடுக்க. 5. To reprimand, reprove, bear hard upon, chide, உறுக்க. இறுக்குவார், s. A saddle girth, the thong of a sandal, any thing used for tying or binding, அழுந்தக்கட்டும்வார். இறுக்கு, v. noun. Pressing, urging, rigor--as of a revenue officer, rigid exaction, coercion, ஒடுக்குகை. 2. Reprimand, reproof, censure, chiding, உறுக்கு கை. 3. s. A hard tie, knot, இறுக்கியமுடிச்சு. 25)

ilayam (p. 53) s. Death, destruction, சா வு. 2. Absorption, transformation, involution, reduction of one element into another --as of earth into water; water into fire; fire into air; and air into ether, அடங்குகை. (See ஒடுக்கம்.) 3. Concealment, disappearance, ஒளிப்பு. 4. Dissolution, fusion, கரைவு. 5. Dancing, a kind of dance, கூத்தின்விகற்பம். Wils. p. 717.LAYA. (p.) இலயந்தப்பிப்போயிற்று. Destruction or loss is evaded. இலயகாலம், s. Time of destruction, end of the world. இலயக்கியானம்--இலயைக்கியான ம், s. The knowledge or science of beating drums, cymbals and other instrumental accompaniments, சங்கீதசுரக்கியானம். இலயஸ்தானம், s. The primitive of the evolved forms of nature, and of the transformations or assumed appearances of deity, into which they all become at last resolved, ஒடுங்குமிடம். இலயமாக, inf. To perish, to be destroyed. உற்பத்திஸ்திதிலயம், s. Creation, preservation and destruction. சீவலயம், s. Destruction of animated nature. சீவலயமானகாரியம், s. A destructive event. 38)

uṟngku (p. 67) கிறேன், உறங்கினேன், வே ன், உறங்க, v. n. To sleep, slumber, நித் திரைசெய்ய. 2. To become closed--as flowers, leaves, &c., by the absence of the sun, ஒடுங்க. 3. To become reduced, sluggish, drowsy, &c.--as by a journey, disease, want of food, &c., சோர. தையுமாசியும்வையகத்துறங்கு. In the months of January and February sleep in a house thatched with straw. உறக்கம், v. noun. Sleep, slumber, drowsiness, நித்திரை. 2. Suspension of the faculties whether by sleep, fainting, or otherwise, ஒடுக்கம். 3. Death, மரணம். ஓயுமாலுடனுறங்குமுலகுதந்தவனுறக்கம். The fainting of Brahma through weariness and confusion of mind. உறக்கத்தைத்தள்ள, inf. To avoid sleep. பொய்யுறக்கம், s. Slight sleep, gentle slumber. சோற்றுறக்கம், s. Sleep not deep or sound, such as may be experienced after taking food. 66)

oṭu (p. 81) s. The name of a tree, ஓர் மரம். 2. [as ஒடக்கட்டி.] concealed matter in a boil or imposthume after the surface is healed, an abscess imperfectly healed, the core, புடைகொண்டபுண். ஒடுக்கட்டி, s. A boil under the armpit, ஓர்பரு. ஒடுத்தங்க--ஒடுநிற்க, inf. To remain as concealed, unremoved, insidious matter in a boil, causing a new eruption, பருவிற்சீத்தங்க. ஓடுநின்றாற்பின்புங்கட்டும். If matter remain, new eruptions will form. ஒடுவடக்கி, s. A plant used for curing new ulcerations, caused by matter remaining in a boil-commonly called குப்பைமேனி. 2. A tree, திராய்மரம். ஒடுவெண்ணெய், s. Oil applied to cause absorption of matter in a boil, or to cure new eruptions, ஓர்தைலம். 46)

oṭukku (p. 81) கிறேன், ஒடுக்கினேன், வே ன், ஒடுக்க, v. a. To reduce, compress, bring into a narrower compass, condense, to lessen, bring down--as another's pride, to keep down, keep under, அடக்க. 2. To press, oppress, tyrannize, vex, வருத்த. 3. To reduce the system by medicine or a sparing diet, உடம்பையொடுக்க. 4. To involve one in another--as the elements, cause to disappear--as the worlds, &c., at the close of an age, பூதங்களைலயிக்கச்செய்ய. 5. To close, to finish as a work, the harvest, &c., முடிக்க. 6. To pack in, to put in, to put things close in a bag, a box or other receptacle, செறிக்க. உலகப்பற்றையொவ்வொன்றாயொடுக்க. To relinquish worldly attachments one by one. ஒடுக்கிக்கட்ட, inf. To compress and tie a thing close. 2. To tuck up the skirts and fasten the end behind-as in wet weather. 3. To hem an ola basket, fan, &c. ஒடக்கித்தட்ட, inf. To make a metal utensil thicker and narrower by beating. ஒடுக்கித்தைக்க, inf. To make a garment smaller. ஒடுக்கிவெட்ட, inf. To hew timber reducing the breadth. ஒடுக்குவாய், s. Distorted mouth, கோணல்வாய். வீட்டையொடுக்கிக்கட்ட, inf. To build a house narrow. உடம்பையொடுக்க, inf. To reduce the body by eating sparingly. 2. To contract the body--as a tiger, a cat, &c., to reduce the body to a smaller compass --as in a leaping, sneaking, or creeping posture. செலவையொடுக்க--செலவையொ டுக்கிப்பிடிக்க. inf. To retrench expenses. 2. To live frugally, sparingly, &c. வயிற்றையொடுக்க, inf. To restrain the appetite, to reduce the quantity of food in order to save money. புலனையொடுக்க, inf. To restrain the senses--as ascetics or otherwise; to mortify the senses, passions, &c. 2. To call home the thoughts and fix them on divine things. ஒடுக்கு, v. noun. Contracting, closing, compression, narrowness, அடக் கம். 2. s. A corner to creep into, இடுக்கு. ஒடுக்கிடம், s. A corner, a narrow or confined place, மூலை. 2. A recess, a hiding place, மறைவிடம். ஒடுக்குச்சீட்டு--ஒடுக்குத்துண்டு, s. A receipt given by government for money, வரிச்சீட்டு. பணவொடுக்கு, v. noun. [prov.] A remittance of money. 48)

oṭungku (p. 81) கிறேன், ஒடுங்கினேன், வே ன், ஒடுங்க, v. n. To shrink, become reduced, compressed, closed, contracted, narrow, to lessen, to abate, crouch, lie within a small compass, diminish, grow less--as a globe from the centre to the poles, அடங்க. 2. To be restrained--as the senses, desires, &c., புலனொங்க. 3. To give place, recede, pass on one side--as in meeting a superior; to shrink within one's self, showing reverence, taking off the mantle, turban, sandals, &c.; to creep along sideways, ஒதுங்க. 4. To be reduced in circumstances, power, prosperity, in show, in expenditure, in the mental or bodily faculties, energies, &c., to grow lean, be reduced in size, whether by disease, want of food, or otherwise, குறைய. 5. To cease-as noise, bustle, stir, &c., அமைய. 6. To sink or retire--as the soul in sleep, fainting, or through the different stages at death, சோர. 7. To become dissolved or involved one within another--as the elements, worlds, &c., till all is absorbed in the deity, பூதங்களொடுங்க. 8. To end, terminate, cease, முடிய. 9. To obey, submit, கீழ்ப்படிய. 1. To be concealed, பதுங்க. 11. To be packed, stowed away, செறிய. 12. To be retrenched, சுருங்க. 13. To disappear, become absorbed, dissolved--as salt in water, &c., கரைய. 14. To grow dim-as a light, a heavenly body, &c., to become extinct--as light by passing into its previous elements or ether, ஒளிமழுங்க. மாடுநுகத்தைக்கண்டொடுங்குகிறது. The ox has assumed a sickly appearance; or it shrinks at the sight of the yoke. ஊணொடுங்கவீணொடுங்கும். If his food be reduced, his dissipation will cease. உலகுதோன்றினமுறையேயொடுங்கும். The world will be reduced to its primeval elements in the order in which it was educed. ஆளொடுங்கினவேளைபார்த்துவந்தான். He watched for an opportunity and came when all was still (for plunder, &c.). கலிமுதிரமுதிரப்பெரியவர்களொடுங்கிவிட்டார்கள்... As the iron age advances, the great are reduced. ஒடுங்கலில்பல்கலை. The various sciences which are unlimited. குளிராலொடுங்க, inf. To shrink with cold. ஒடுங்கி, s. A tortoise, ஆமை. ஒடுக்கம், v. noun. Narrowness, straitness, closeness, வழியொடுக்கம். 2. Contraction into itself--as the tortoise, an elastic substance, &c., சுருங்குகை. 3. Retirement within doors, abatement, concealment by stooping and creeping along--as a man to shoot, or a tiger to spring on its prey, &c., பதுங்குகை. 4. Suppression, contraction, reduction, நெருக்கம். 5. Reverence, self-restraint, modesty, அ டக்கம். 6. Involution--as of the elements one into another, absorption, dissolution, disappearance--as of salt in water, ஒன்றிலொன்றடங்குகை. 7. Cessation (of noise, bustle, stir--as by night in time of epidemics, &c.), quietude, calmness, stillness, அமைவு. 8. Sinking as the soul through its different stages at death, gradual reduction--as of circumstances, the powers of the body by age, &c., பலமுதலியவொடுங்குகை. 9. s. End, close, termination, முடிவு. ஒடுக்கத்திலேயொன்றுமில்லை. At the end nothing (of earth) will accompany us, remain, avail, &c. அவனுக்குச்சாப்பாடொடுக்கமாய்ப்போயிற்று. His food is diminished in quantity. காரியமொடுக்கத்தில்வந்தது. The matter has resolved itself into a narrow compass. காரியமொடுக்கமாயிருக்கின்றது. The business, provision, ceremony, &c., is on a small scale. ஒடுக்கநாள், s. A day of distress. ஒடுக்கமில்லாதவன், s. One who does not restrain himself, his passions, desires, &c. 2. One who does not pay proper respect to his superiors. ஒடுக்கம்பார்த்துவர, inf. To attack a house, a city, when in a defenceless state, or by night when all are asleep. ஒடுக்கவணக்கம், s. Modest deportment, reverence, veneration. பனியொடுக்கம், s. The fall of heavy dew when all is still. காற்றொடுக்கம், s. A calm, a lull, absence of wind. புலனொடுக்கம், s. Restraint of the senses. 2. Absorption of the senses by sleep, syncope, the approach of death, &c., unconsciousness, stupor. 49)

ōṭai (p. 84) s. A large water-course, a channel for the conveyance of water, a rivulet, a dyke, நீரோடை. 2. (p.) A tank in general, குளம். 3. A ditch round a fortification, அகழி. 4. The name of a creeper, ஓர்கொடி, Combretum laxum. (Rott.) 5. The கிலுகிலுப்பை plant. Crotalaria, L. 6. The name of a tree, உலவைமரம், Combustura. 7. A mountain path, மலைவழி. (பிங்.) 8. A metal plate or a badge for the forehead, நெற்றிப்பட்டம். 9. A frontlet for elephants, யானைநெற்றிப்பட்டம். 1. [prov.] A narrow slip of ground, ஒடுக்கநிலம். 79) *

celvu (p. 205) v. noun. (used substantively.) Expenses, charges, cost; expenditure of money, time, life, &c., disbursement, பண முதலியவற்றின்செலவு. 2. Consumption of stores, &c., materials used, consumed, worked up, செலவழிகை. 3. Provisions, &c., given out or purchased for daily consumption. சாமக்கிரியை. (c.) 4. [loc] Permission, leave, license, விடை. 5. Way, passage, route, வழி. 6. (p.) Conduct, behavior, நடக்கை. 7. Lapse of time, காலக் கழிவு. 8. Current, issue of a stream, &c., discharge from a sore, &c., நீர்பரவுகை. 9. Removal, detachment, separation, departure, movement, நீங்குகை. (தீ 358.) 1. Going, passing, progress, procedure, procession, course, career, journey, செல் லுகை; [ex செல், to go.] செலவோடுசெலவாய். Together with other expenses. செலவாய்ப்போனான். He has passed away, is dead. செலவுக்கில்லை. I have no money for my expenses. எனக்குஅதுசெலவில்லை. I have no call for it. எச்செலவுந்தள்ளி--எல்லாச்செலவுந்தள்ளி.... Clearing all expenses. செலவழிக்க, inf. v. a. To spend, to consume, to use up--as stores. 2. To give out, give away, to sell off, dispose of, விற்றுப்போட. நான் இந்தப்பல்லக்கைச் செலவழித்துப்போட வேண்டும். I wish to dispose of this palankeen. செலவழிய, inf. v. n. To be spent, exausted, used or worked up, consumed; to be all gone. 2. To be squandered, wasted, lavished, சீரழிய. செலவழிவு, v. noun. Disbursements and expenditures. 2. Loss and gain. செலவுகொடுக்க, inf. To give out stores for consumption. 2. To bear, or pay expenses. 3. [loc.] To give leave, விடைதர. செலவாக--செலவாய்ப்போக, inf. To be spent, exhausted, &c.--as செலவ ழிய, 1. செலவுபெற, inf. [loc.] To take leave. செலவுவாங்க, inf. To buy curry stuffs, &c., for consumption. 2. [loc.] To take leave, to get leave, விடைபெற. செலவாளி--செலவுக்காரன், s. An extravagant man, மிதமிஞ்சிச்செலவுபண்ணு கிறவன். செலவிட--செலவுபண்ண, inf. To expend. 2. To sell off, dispose of, give out--as செலவழிக்க. 3. To give out stores, money, &c., for expenditure. செலவுகிற்றாயம், s. Provisions, &c., as செலவு, 3. (c.) செலவுசொல்ல, inf. To account for sum received by enumerating the expenses. 2. To give directions for the expenditure of a sum. செலவுநடக்க, inf. To be expended, be incurred, as expenditure. (Rare.) செலவையொடுக்க, inf. To curtail expenses. See ஒடுக்கு, v. செலவெடுக்க, inf. [prov.]. To take out provisions, &c., for one day or for some days from a store. செலவோட, inf. [loc.] To run deep, as an ulcer. Compare சிலையோடல். கைச்செலவு. Expense from one's own pocket. சாச்செலவு. Funeral expenses. வீட்டுச்செலவு. House expenses. பணச்செலவு. Expense of money. கலியாணச்செலவு. Wedding expenses. தருமச்செலவு. Expenditure for charitable purposes. வழிச்செலவு. Travelling expenses for provisions. 2 Stores, supplies, or money for a journey. அன்றன்றைச்செலவு--அன்றாடசெலவு. Daily expenses. சில்லறைச்செலவு. Sunday expenses. நாட்செலவு. Daily expenses. 2. (p.) Lapse of days, time, &c. பொருட்செலவு. Expenditure of property. வீண்செலவு. Useless expenses. வரவுசெலவு. Income and expenditure, receipts and disbursements. 2. Debt and credit, in accounts. இதெல்லாம்அவனுக்கொருவரவுசெலவா. Does he care about the receipts and expenditures? சொற்செலவு. The expense of a word, speaking for one, &c, ஒருவருக்காகப் பேசுதல். 8)

tōṟṟm (p. 264) s. Appearance, visibility, perceptibility, காட்சி. 2. Conspicuousness, prominence, distinctness, in appearance, பிரகாசம். 3. Origin, rise, beginning, formation, state of existence, spring, source, தொடக்கம். 4. Birth, production of ereatures, worlds, &c., creatures, or things produced, பிறப்பு. 5. Offspring, son. மகன். 6. (in Thcol.) Evolution of things from their primitive elements--oppos. to ஒடுக்கம். See உற்பத்தி. 7. Reflection, representation, semblance, சாயை. 8. Vision, prospect. object, sight, தரிசனம். 9. Idea, conception. figure formed in the mind, imagination, notion, எண்ணம். 1. Entrance on the stage as a character; debut, வருகை. 11. Rising of a heavenly body, உதயம். 12. Phantom, apparition, illusion, ஆவேசம். 13. Word, சொல். 14. A fit, seasonable word, ஏற்றமொழி. 15. Praise, eulogy, fame, reputation, புகழ். 16. Vigor, strength, power. force, வலி. 17. Phenomena, நூதனக்காட்சி. The two classes of தோற்றம், or beings produced, are:--1. சரம், moveable creatures. 2. அசரம், inanimate beings, &c., which see. The four class of தோற்றம். 1. பை, or சார யுகம், viviparous, womb-born. 2. முட்டை, or அண்டசம், oviparous or egg-born. 3. நிலம், or உற்பீசம், germinating from the earth by seeds, &c. 4. வியர்வை, or சுவேதசம், insects supposed to be engendered by perspiration, &c., which see severally. வெள்ளிதோற்றம், s. The appearance of stars, as denoting the time of the evening auspicious for marriage, &c. பேய்த்தோற்றம், s. An appearance of an evil spirit. நிலாத்தோற்றம், s. Rising of the moon. தோற்றக்கவி, s. [loc. கட்டியக்காரன்கவி.] A verse sung immediately before the appearance of a person on the stage. தோற்றத்தரு, s. [prov.] The verse and tune sung at the appearance of a person on the stage, who dances round the area while it is sung. தோற்றப்பட, inf. To appear, to be visible, to be conspicuous. 2. To be formed to come into existence, to be born. தோற்றமாக, inf. To appear on the stage. 2. As தோற்றப்பட. தோற்றமொடுக்கம், s. Periodical appearance, and disappearance, production and dissolution, evolution. தோற்றப்பட்டவன்--தோற்றமானவன், appel. n. A conspicuous, celebrated or superior man. 70)

nācam (p. 273) s. Destruction, ruin, loss, damage, waste, அழிவு. 2. Dissolution, annihilation, death, மரணம். 3. Involution of matter, reduction to its primitive elements, ஒடுக்கம். W. p. 453. NASA. நாசகாலம், s. The closing period of a thing or person. 2. A time of fatality, to one from the influence of former deeds. நாசமிலி, appel. n. The deity as the imperishable one. (சது.) நாசகாலன், s. An atrociously wicked person like Yama. (a curse.) நாசப்பட--நாசமாக, inf. To be destroyed. நாசமோசம், s. [loc. மோசநாசம்.] Peril, jeopardy, danger of life. நாசம்பண்ண, inf. To destroy. நாசம்வருவான்--நாசமறுவான்--நாச மற்றுப்போவான், appel. n. That cursed one; used in imprecation. நாசயோகம், s. An inauspicious astrological yoga, மரணயோகம். நாசன், s. Yama, the god of death, இயமன். நாசோற்பத்தி, s. Periodical dissolution, and reproduction of worlds. 2. Succession of deaths and births, இறப்பும் பிறப்பும்; [ex உற்பத்தி.] 43) *

nerukkm (p. 279) s. Closeness, narrowness, straitness, tightness, அடர்வு. 2. Closeness, a crowded state, as that of leaves, hair, &c., being choked, as grain, தழைப்பு. 3. A thronging, crowding, நெருங்குகை. 4. Pressure, compression, ஒடுக்கம். 5. Pressure of business, closeness of application, வே லைச்சங்கடம். 6. Frequency, constancy, perseverance, இடைவிடாமை. 7. Compulsion, restraint, coercion, பலவந்தம். 8. Oppression, tyranny, harshness, கொடுமை. 9. Persecution, distress, trouble, துன்பம். 1. Severity of disease, of the weather, of the times; prevalence of epidemics, வியாதிமும் முரம். 11. Nearness, closeness--as of relationship, or friendship, &c., கிட்டினவுறவு. 12. Parsimoniousness, கைஇறுக்கம்; [ex நெ ருங்கு, v.] (c.) நெருக்கத்திலகப்பட்டுச்சாகிறது. Being pressed to death in a crowd. நெருக்கப்பட, inf. To be pressed. 2. To be reduced to straits. 3. To be afflicted. நெருக்கப்படுத்த--நெருக்கம்செய்ய, inf. To oppress, tyrannize, persecute. 2. To urge, press, importune. 3. To prevail, to be severe, intense, vehement. நெருக்கமானபந்துக்கள், s. [pl.] Nearest relations. 96)