tattam (p. 223) s. Gift, present, donation, grant--as land, &c., with due formality, in presence of witnesses human or divine, ஈகை.--Note. The sun is often appealed to as witness, and water is poured, by the bestower of a grant or gift, on betelleaf and gold in the right hand of the receiver. 2. Adoption, சுவிகாரம். (Sans. Datta) (c.) எள்ளுந்தண்ணீரும்விட்டுத்தத்தம்பண்ணிவிட்டேன். I gave the gift with water mixed with sesamum seed; (implying permanence.) தத்தங்கொடுக்க, inf. To give in adoption. தத்தபுத்திரன், s. An adopted son. தத்தம்பண்ண, inf. To make a grant, donations, &c. தத்தம்பண்ணிக்கொடுக்க, inf. To give with proper formality. தத்தம்பண்ணிவிட, inf. To devote a piece of land, a cow, &c., to a temple or a brahman. தத்தம்வாங்கிக்கொள்ள, inf. To adopt. தாராதத்தம், s. (St.) Giving a girl in marriage by placing betel-leaf, paddy, and gold in her hand, and pouring water on these, the god of fire being invoked as a witness. He is supposed in stand on the top of the flame on the occasion; [ex தாரா, wife.]. மனோதத்தம், s. Purpose formed in the mind to make a grant. 2. A vow to a deity who is called to witness. (p.) வாக்குத்தத்தம், s. A promise, gift of the mouth. (c.) 35)

nel (p. 281) --நெல்லு, s. Unhusked rice, paddy, சாலி. 2. Rice-plant, the growing crop, &c., நெற்பயிர். 3. A measure, the length of a rice-corn, ஓரளவு. See எட்க டை.--Note. Of நெல், there are many varieties, but the more common are கார்நெல், குளநெல், சம்பாநெல், செந்நெல், மிளகிநெல், வாலா னெல், which see severally.--The final letter is changed by rule, as நெற்கதிர், நென் மணி. நெற்கொண்டுபோமளவும்நில்லாய்நெடுஞ்சுவரே. O wall! wilt thou not stand till I get my cooly; a couplet of the poet Kamban, commonly used to denote formality. நெல்லடை, s. [prov.] Tithe of rice, or portion given as tax to government. நெல்லம்புல்--நெல்வைக்கோல், s. Paddy-straw. நெல்லரி, s. Sheaf of rice-corn. நெல்லிடை, s. A weight equal to a grain of paddy. நெல்லுக்கட்டிவைக்க, inf. To store up paddy. நெல்லுக்குத்த, inf. To beat paddy in a mortar. See குத்து, v. நெல்லுச்சுமை, s. A load of paddy. நெல்லுப்பிடிக்க, inf. To lay up paddy in store. 2. To buy paddy wholesale. நெல்லுமுறி, s. Rice-crop grown ripe. முற்றினநெல். (Beschi.) நெல்லுவேவிக்க, inf. To boil rice gently for husking. நெல்லுறை, s. A receptacle for paddy, &c. See உறை. நெல்லொட்டு, s. Rice-stubble. நெல்வட்டி, s. A stipulated quantity of paddy, as interest for a sum of money borrowed. நெல்வால், s. Beard or awn of rice. நெல்விளைவு, v. noun. Rice-crop. நெற்கடை--நெற்கிடை, s. A space in writing equal to a grain of rice. நெற்கணக்கு, s. A table of dry measure for rice. நெற்கதிர், s. An ear of rice-corn. நெற்களஞ்சியம், s. A granary for ricecorn. நெற்காணி--நெற்பூமி, s. Rice-land. நெற்குழி, s. A rice-grain-pit, under ground. நெற்குறி, s. Fortune telling by Kurava women, who look at paddy in the palm of the hand. See குறி. நெற்கூடு, s. A store basket for rice, made of sticks. நெற்கூடை, s. A store basket made of olas, for rice. நெர்கூர், s. Beard of rice, sometimes used as a gum-lancet for babes. நெற்சப்பி, appel. n. [prov.] A grass, ஓர்புல். நெற்சூடு, s. A small stack of unthreshed rice. நெற்பரப்பு, s. A kind of land-measure. See பரப்பு. நெற்பழம், s. [prov.] Rice grains bursting from rankness, indicative of a good crop. நெற்பயிர், s. Growing rice. நெற்பொரி, s. Fried or parched paddy, as an article of food, &c, See பொரிசிந்த, Under சிந்து, v. நெற்போர், s. A large stack of unthreshed rice. நென்மணி, s. Rice-grain. நென்மா, s. Rice-flour. விரைநெல், s. Choice, well ripened rice, for seed. 2)