cuṇṭu (p. 193) கிறேன், சுண்டினேன், வேன், சுண் ட, v. a. To boil away, stew the சுண்டல் food, பயறவிக்க. 2. To simmer a vegetable preparation for a swelling, &c., இலைசுண்ட. 3. To shoot or jerk with the thumb, or finger; as a marble, &c., to shoot or toss up a coin with the thumb and a finger to ring it, தெறிக்க. 4. To shoot, as a ball with a bow or let off by a spring to, as a bent stick; flirt away, try the tightness of a bow string, lute string, the ripeness of a jack-fruit, &c., by flirting or filliping a finger against it, to jerk, fillip, strike as a carpenter`s line on a plank, &c., கயிறு தெறிக்க. 5. To pinch and draw out the skin or other elastic body with the finger and thumb, or pincers and let it recoil with a jerk, இழுத்துவிட. (c.) சுண்டிவிளையாட, inf. To play with marbles, balls, seeds, &c., by shooting them. சுண்டிப்பிடிக்க, inf. See சுண்டப்பி டிக்க. சுண்டியிழுக்க, inf. To strain; to pinch and draw. சுண்டிவிட, inf. To jirk out, flirt out. சுண்டுவில், s. [loc. உண்டைவில்.] A bow for shooting earthen balls, little stones, &c.; [ex வில்.] (c.) சுண்டல், v. noun. Shooting small bullets, தெறிக்கை. 64) *