naḷiṉam (p. 271) s. The lotus, Nelumbium speciosum, தாமரை. W. p.456. NALINA. 2. (c.) Wit, pleasantry, jesting, joking, drollery, full, இங்கிதம். 3. Irony, satirical language, நிந்தை. 4. Bafoonery, mocking, scoffing, ridicule, பரிகாசம். நளினக்கதை, s. Jesting, joking, fun. 2. Coaxing or flattering talk. நளினக்காரன், s. A wag, a witty, humorous man. 2. A jester, a buffoon. 3. A mocker, a scoffer. நளினச்சொல், s. Pleasantry, jecoseness, wit, drollery. 2. Ridicule. நளினம்பண்ணுதல், v. noun. Joking, playing on words, punning. 2. Deriding, sneering, ridiculing, making sport of one. நளினவார்த்தை, s. Wit, joking, ridicule. 37) *