tḷmpu (p. 229) கிறேன், தளம்பினேன், வேன், தளம்ப, v. n. To wabble, flap, fluctuate, as water in a moving vessel, அலம்ப. 2. To be unsteady as a water pot floating; to wabble, as a spinning top; to together, stagger with the weight of a load, to shake, as the top of a car when drawn; to move as drops of water on a leaf, தள்ளாட. 3. To vacillate, or be unsteady--as a load, அசைய. 4. To fluctuate, waver, hesitate, அலைய. 5. To be in straits for a livelihood, be agitated, முட்டுப்பட. 6. To move, to swerve, நிலைகுலைய. (c.)*********** அவனைத்தளம்பவிடார்கள். They will not let him swerve, to the other party, &c.; i. e. will not suffer him to want. நிறைகுடம்தளம்பாது. The water in a full jar does not shake. அவன் நெஞ்சு தாமரையிலைத்தண்ணீர்போல்தளம்பு கிறது. His heart wavers as the waterdrops upon a lotus leaf. தளம்பியூற்றுண்ண, inf. To spill, as water from a vessel. (c.) தளம்பல், v. noun. Wavering, wabbling, as water, or a vessel. (c.) தான்தளம்பல் பிறருக்கூன்றுகோல். He is wavering himself, but a staff to others. [prov.] 33)