meli (p. 363) கிறேன், ந்தேன், மெலிவேன், ய, v. n. To be reduced, emaciated, weak, thin; to shrink, to become lean, gaunt, meagre; to languish; to become reduced in body, mind or circumstances; to be slender, poor, or soft; to assume the form of a soft letter. நான்மெத்தமெலிந்துபோனேன். I became very lean. மெலிந்தஓசை, s. A soft voice. மெலிந்தகுடி, s. An impoverished family. மெலிந்தோன், appel. n. An unfortunate man, விபன்னன். (R.) மெலிவு, v. noun. Weakness, feebleness, thinness, lightness; lassitude. உன்னுடம்புமெலிவாயிருக்கிறது. Your body is wasting. மெலிவடைய, inf. To become reduced in body or circumstances. மெலிவுசெய்ய, inf. To distress, afflict, oppress, துன்பஞ்செய்ய. (p.) 8)