acti (p. 5) s. Ridicule, scoffing, laughter, joking, pleasantry, சிரித்துப்பேசுகை. (p.) 2. (பஞ்.) Sunddenness, சடுதி. 3. Lightness, carelessness, (often used for அயர்தி). 4. Drowsiness, சோர்வு. 5. The name of a certain man who was praised by ஔவையார், supposed to be a shephered, ஔவையார் கேர வைபாடப்பெற்றவன். (c.) 6. (St.) An unchaste woman, வசவி. (p.) அசதிக்கோவை, s. The name of a book wherein a shepherd named அசதி is praised by ஔவையார்; it contains four hundred stanzas like all கோவை books. அசதிசன்னி, s. Apoplexy. (M. Dic.) அசதியற, (used adverbially.) Attentively, giving the whole attention, free from other dares. காதலர்தாய்தந்தைவைகுழி அசதியாடிலர், they indulge not in laughter in the presence of the father and mother of their husbands. 64) *

avvai (p. 31) s. (See ஔவை.) Mother, தாய். 2. A female ascetic, தவப்பெண். (p.) 3. A female authoress, ஔவையார். 32)

auvai (p. 84) s. A mother, a matron, an old lady, தாய். 2. A female ascetic-chiefly used of the Jaina sect, தவப்பெண். (p.) 3. An ancient authoress who wrote on moral subjects; she was the eldest of four sisters, who also were authoresses. They were the reputed sisters of திருவள்ளுவர் the author of the Cural, ஔவையார். 151)