paruvam (p. 300) s. Time in general, term, period, காலம். 2. Seasons of the year of two months each, இருது. 3. Full-moon, பௌர்ணமி. 4. New-moon, அமாவாசி. 5. Youthfulness, juvenility, the tender state of brutes, vegetables, &c., இளமை. 6. Knot, joint in the body, in trees, &c., கணு. 7. High elevation, eminence, உயர்ச்சி. 8. Season, suitable time, opportunity, early opportunity, தக்ககாலம். 9. Age, season, period or stage of life, those of the man differing from those of the woman, வயது. 1. Puberty of a youth, time when a tree, &c., begins to bear, பக்குவம். 11. State of things, aspect of affairs, position; state of a case, circumstances, &c., நிலைமை. 12. Degree, rate, proportion, அளவு. 13. Proper age in life for any action, or pursuit, தகுதி யானவயது. 14. The time of the sun's entering a new sign, especially at the equinox and solstice. 15. Section, book, chapter, ஓர்நூற்கூறுபாடு. W. p. 518. PARVVAN. இப்போதைக்கிருக்கிறபருவமிது. Such is the state of things at present. பருவமானபெண். A young woman grown marriageable. பருவக்காய், s. A fruit in its season. பருவஞ்சொல்ல, inf. To propose measures, advise how to act. பருவநாடி, s. Time of conjunction or opposition of sun and moon. பருவந்தப்ப, inf. To pass the season. பருவப்பனை, s. The female tree of the Palmyra species. 2. The palmyra tree that bears fruit at the proper season. See பனை. பருவப்பாளை, s. The flower of the Palmyra occurring in its season. பருவமழை, s. Seasonable rain. பருவமுயற்சி, v. noun. Application in due season. (நன்.) பருவம்பார்க்க, inf. To consider or devise measures, to thing how to act. 2. To seek opportunity. பருவம்பிழைக்க, inf. To fail--as a season, opportunity. (p.) பருவம்--பருவகாலம், 6. The six seasons of the year, are: கார், cloudy, August and September; 2. கூதிர், cold, October and November; 3. முன்பனி, evening dew, December and January; 4. பின்பனி, morning dew, February and March; 5. இளவேனில், milder, hot season, April and May; 6. முதிர்வேனில், hot season, June and July. ஆடவர்பருவம், 6. The six stages of life in males, are; பாலன், a child under five years; 2. காளை, from five to sixteen; 3. குமாரன், or விடலை, sixteen to thirtytwo; 4. ஆடவன், or மன்னன், thirty-two to forty-eight; 5. மூத்தோன், or ஆடவவிருத் தன், forty-eight to sixty-four; 6. விருத் தன், above the age of sixty-four. ஆடவர்மகளிர்பருவம், 6. The six stages of males and females, are: வற்சம், infancy; 2. பாலியம், childhood; 3. யௌ வனம், adolescence; 4. கௌமாரம், manhood or womanhood; 5. விருத்தம், maturing age; 6. வார்த்தவ்வியம், senility. The divisions in the life of a female are of two kinds; 1. மகளிர்பருவம், 4. Four stages; 1. வாலை or பாலை, a girl to the age of maturity; 2. தருணி, a young woman; 3. பிரவிடை-பிரௌடை, a middle aged woman; 4. விருத்தை, an old woman. II. மகளிர்பருவம், 7. Seven stages of life in the female; 1. பேதை, from five to seven years of ages inclusive; 2. பெது ம்பை, eight to eleven; 3. மங்கை, from twelve to thirteen; 4. மடந்தை, from fourteen to nineteen; 5. அரிவை, from twenty to twenty-five; 6. தெரிவை, from twenty-six to thirty-one; 7. பேரிளம்பெ ண், from thirty-two to forty.--Note. According to the நிகண்டு, seven, and upwards, is the period for the first stage; and so on through the table. பருவத்திலேபிள்ளைபெற்றாள். She brought forth a child at the proper time. பருவத்தேபயிர்செய். Cultivate grain, &c., at the suitable season. (Avv.) 8)
