tēṭu (p. 258) கிறேன், தேடினேன், வேன், தேட, v. a. To seek, serch for, inquire, after, நாட. 2. To acquire, earn, procure, சம்பாதிக்க. 3. [vul.] To take care of, cherish, foster. provide for, பராமரிக்க. 4. To inquire about one, to ask after his welfare, உசாவ. (c.) தேடிப்புதைத்துத்தெருவிலிரக்கிறதா. Does he hide what he gets and beg in the street? தேடிமுடியாது. No search can discover it. It cannot be got by seeking. தேடினபூண்டுகாலிலேமிதிபட்டது. The plant sought is under foot; i. e. the thing desired at hand. தேடாக்கூறு, s. [prov.] A state of neglect, பராமரிப்பின்மை; also தேட்டாக்கூறு. தேடாக்கூறாய்க்கிடக்க, inf. To be neglected. தேடாத்தேட்டம், s. Acquisition by unparalleled labor, acquisition by unworthy or unjust means. தேடிக்கொடுக்க, inf. To get for another. 2. To support dependants by labor, &c. தேடித்திரிய, inf. To go in search of, to seek for. தேடித்தின்ன, inf. To live by unworthy means. 2. To live by whoredom. தேடிப்பார்க்க, inf. To search for. 2. To use means for obtaining. (c.) தேடிப்பிடிக்க, inf. To seek and find out. 2. To get a paramour, as an unchaste woman. தேடியதேட்டம், s. [in law.] Property acquired, as distinguished from dowry, legacies, or that which is hereditary. தேடியாடித்திரிய--தேடியோடித்திரிய, inf. To take great pains to search. தேடிவைக்க, inf. To gather and reserve for the future, to lay up. தேடேன், neg. I seek not. 9)