tīvu (p. 244) s. An island, கடலிடைக்குறை. 2. (for தீபம்.) Any one of the seven islands, or continents, supposed to form the world in which we dwell. They are most of them; 1. நாவலந்தீவு, the continent on which we live, from the நாவல் or சம்பு tree, said to abound in it, south of மகாமேரு. 2. இறலித்தீவு, the next adjacent circumambient continent, named from that species of fig tree, Ficus. L. 3. குசைத்தீவு. named from குசை or Darb`ha grass. 4. கிர வுஞ்சம், from the bird, அன்றில், inhabiting it. 5. புட்கரத்தீவு, from the lotus, said to be there. 6. தெங்கந்தீவு, as having many cocoa-nuttrees. 7. கமுகந்தீவு, abounding in the areca. In Sanscrit, Jambu, Kusa, Plaksha, Salmali, Krauncha, Saka, and Pushkara. து துப்பு, v. noun. Provisions, food, உணவு. 2. Experience, enjoyment, fruition, fruit of former deeds, அனுபவம். 3. Drink, beverage, பானம். துப்பார்க்குத்துப்பாயதுப்பாக்கி. Furnishing agreeable articles of food to those who eat. குறள். 21)

nāvl (p. 275) s. The nawel or jambo-tree, Calyptrantes caryophilifolia, L. 2. The central of jambo-continent, சம்பு, said to abound in those trees, சத்ததீவினொன்று. 3. As a particle uttered to excite beasts in treading out the corn.--There are different kinds of நாவல், பெருநாவல் or சம்புநாவல், Eugenia Jambos, சிறுநாவல் or குழிநாவல், Calyptranthes Jambolana, also நிழல்நாவல், a plant, Ocimum Menthoides. (c.) நாவலந்தீவு, s. The central continent surrounded by six others. See தீவு. 22) *