nci (p. 267) கிறேன், ந்தேன், வேன், ய, v. n. To be crushed, bruised, mashed; to be broken, as a boil; frayed, as cloth deprived of smoothness or lustre; to be crumpled, as paper, &c., நசுங்க. 2. To be destroyed, அழிய. 3. To be palliated, extenuated, குறைவுகாண. 4. To be kept back, to be spoken indistinctly or with hesitation, திக்க. 5. To be frayed, to be almost worn through, as cloth, தேய. 6. To be reduced in circumstances, செல்வஞ்சுருங்க. (c.) [ex Sa. Nasa. to perish decay, &c.] நசிந்தபுடவை, s. A worn cloth. நசிந்துகொடுக்க, inf. [prov.] To yield, as a boil or fruit, to the touch. 2. to yield to one, to concede. (c.) 2)

ncuncu (p. 267) க்கிறேன், த்தேன், ப்பேன், க்க, v. n. [used com. in the 3rd person neuter.] To waver, to be undecided in speech or action, தடுமாற. 2. To be continually drizzling, தூறிக்கொண்டேயிருக்க. 3. To be damp as a floor, ஈரிக்க. (c.) 4.[prov.] To be yielding to the touch, as நசிந்துகொடுக்க. நசுநசுத்தகுணம், s. Illiberal disposition. நசுநசுத்தபதம், s. A state of adhesiveness and softness. நசுநசுத்தபேச்சு, s. A hesitating speech. நசுநசுப்பு--நசுநசெனல், v. noun. Being damp, tough, wavering, drizzling, &c., as the verb. நசுநசென்றதடிசறுக்கிலறுபடாது. A tough stick is not easily cut. 15)