akattiyaṉ (p. 2) --அகஸ்தியன், s. A poet and sage celebrated in the Ramayanam, Skandam and other works of antiquity. He is regarded as the former of the Tamil language which he is said to have learned of Skanda the son of Siva. He is also the reputed author of several works, still extant, in whole or in part, in the Tamil language; such as, a Grammar, Materia Medica, a work on Astrology, Astronomy, and several essays on the unity of the divine being, as opposed to the popular system of polytheism, &c. He is regarded as the son of both Mythra and Varuna by Urvasi; is represented to be of very short stature, and to have been born in a water jar. He is famed for having compressed and swallowed the ocean, for the sake of the celestials. Other wonderful stories are also told of him, and received with undoubted credence. He is considered as the regent of the star Canopus, குறுமுனி. Wils. p. 5. AGASTYA. அகத்தியர்குழம்பு, s. A famous compound cathartic. See குழம்பு. 6)

angkuli (p. 5) --அங்குலீ, s. A finger, toe, விரல். 2. Tip of the elephant's trunk, யானைக்கைநுனி. (p.) அங்குலிகம்--அங்குலியம், s. A finger-ring, மோதிரம். (p.) அங்குலிதோரணம், s. The trilineal mark of the Siva sect, திரிபுண் டரம்; ex தோரணம், row. (p.) 46) *

acai (p. 7) கிறேன், ந்தேன், வேன், ய, v. n. To move, stir, tremble, ஆட. 2. To waver, quiver, totter, not being able to support a weight--as a slender waisted woman is poetically described to waver in walking, from the weight of her breasts, தள்ளாட. 3. (p.) To lodge, sojourn, dwell in an appropriate place-- as men in houses, towns, &c. beasts in the forest, fishes in water, &c., சஞ்சரிக்க. 4. (c.) To walk or ride for recreation, be active, be engaged in the performance of works, in distinction from the quiescence of the Gnani, உலாவ. 5. To be indolent, inactive, idle, சோம்ப. 6. To be disturbed, discomposed, agitated, கலங்க. 7. To be weary, exhausted, faint, துவள. 8. To fluctuate, hesitate, be confused by a rebuke, தத்தளிக்க. அசைகை, v. noun. Motion, moving, அசைவு. 2. Conjectural circumstance--as a rustling among leaves may excite conjecture of a snake being there, ஐயம். அசையாநிலை, s. A fixed state, immovableness, steadfastness. அசையாமணி, s. A bell seldom rung; attached to the royal palace to inform the sovereign of any calamity of other extraordinary event, ஆராய்ச்சிமணி. அசையாமை, neg. v. noun. Firmness, fixedness, immovableness. அசைவாட, inf. To hover, move or stir--as wind on the surface of water. அசைவு, v. noun. Shaking, moving, motion, அசைதல். 2. A kind of swinging shelf, ஊசல். 3. Motion, passion, emotion as applicable to the qualities of the mind, மனவெழுச்சி. 4. Stir, bustle, agitation, சஞ்சலம். 5. Weariness, failure, fainting, சோர்வு. 3)

aṭmpu (p. 7) s. A running flower plant, including two species, viz., ஆட்டுக்காலடம்பு, and மான்குளம்படம்பு, ஓர்கொடி. அடம்பங்கொடி--அடப்பங்கொடி, s. The above creeper. அடம்பங்கொடியுந்திரண்டால்மிடுக்கு. Even the அடம்பு creeper when several are combined will be strong, i. e. very weak persons, when several are joined together, may be strong. அடம்பம்பூ--அடப்பம்பூ, s. Its flower. 65)

aṇ (p. 9) s. A leash for dogs, a running knot, வேட்டைநாயினுருவுகயிறு. 2. (Rott.) A notch, தடியில்வெட்டியவரை. 49)

atingkm (p. 10) s. The Licorice plant, either the runner or the root. See அதிமதூரம்.

aṉngkm (p. 33) s. A running flower plant, Arabian jasmine, மல்லிகை. Jasminum sambac, L. 2. Another flowering runner, இருவாட்சி. (p.) 77) *

aṉṉm (p. 34) s. A swan, அன்னப்புள். 2. (p.) The bosgrunniens, or yak, as கவரிமா. அன்னக்கொடி, s. The swan as the banner of Brahma, பிரமன்கொடி. அன்னக்கொடியோன், s. Brahma. (p.) அன்னக்கொப்பு, s. An ear-ornament with a circle and the swan engraved on it, மகளிர்காதணியினொன்று. அன்னத்தூவி, s. Down of the swan. See சயனம். அன்னவூசல், s. A kind of swing turned by a person unseen. அன்னவூர்தி, s. The swan as a vehicle. அன்னவாகனம். 2. The god Brahma-as riding on the swan, பிரமா.(p.) 10)

arkku (p. 22) --கிறேன், அரக்கினேன், வேன், அரக்க, v. a. To waste or wear away by rubbing, அழிக்க. (பிங்.) 2. To mash with the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot by a wriggling motion, தேய்க்க. 3. [prov.] To push, drag, or otherwise move a heavy body, as the wooden frame of a house, இருப்புவிட்டுப் பெயர்க்க. 4. v. n. (c.) To move in a hitching or wriggling manner or by jerks, hitch along on a seat, crawl as a child or snake, hobble or walk with difficulty, waddle as one drunk, நெளிந்துநடக்க. அரக்கியரக்கிநடக்கிறான். He walks hitching along. அரக்கல், v. noun. The act of rubbing or grinding. 38) *

arngku (p. 22) கிறேன், அரங்கினேன், வேன், அரங்க, v. n. To become depressed, lowered, pressed down, அழுந்த. (p.) அரங்க, inf. [used adverbially.] Thoroughly, entirely. (p.) மரத்தையரங்கத்தறி. Prune the tree thoroughly. நூலரங்கக்கற்றோர். Those who are well versed in a science. அரங்கல், v. noun. Becoming depressed, lowered, pressed down. 41)

ari (p. 23) s. A reaped handful of paddy, &c., அரிப்பிடி. 2. An ear of rice, நெற்கதிர். 3. A car, தேர். 4. A grove, சோலை. 5. Gold, wealth, பொன். 6. Lines in the white of the eye, கண்வரி. 7. Line, streak, வரி. 8. The sea, கடல். 9. A humming insect, வண்டு. 1. A ram, செம்மறியாட்டுக் கடா. 11. A hog, pig, பன்றி. 12. Any hollow thing as an elephant's trunk, &c., உட்டுளைப்பொருள். 13. A bamboo, மூங்கில். 14. Closeness, thickness, (as of bushes, hair, &c.) நெருக்கம். 15. Thinness, as of a plate of metal, ஐமைவடிவு. 16. Narrowness, அடர்பு. 17. Soft, drizzling rain, ம ழைத்தூவல். 18. A garland, மாலை. 19. Pebbles, small pieces of metal put into the hollow of a dancer's ankle rings to cause a tinkling sound, சிலம்பின்பருக்கைக்கல். 2. Dancers' or children's ankle rings, formerly worn by women, சிலம்பு. 21. Strength, force, வலி. 22. The solid part of timber, மாவயிரம். 23. A bedstead, couch, a bed or other thing to sleep on, கட்டில். 24. A board, bench to sit or sleep on, படுக்கை. 25. A drum, பறை. 26. A hill, mountain, மலை. 27. Fermented liquor, toddy, கள். 28. Fault, blemish, குற்றம். 29. The strings of a drum, விசி. (p.) அரியடித்தார்கள், They have shaken out the sheaves. அரிக்கட்டு, A sheaf or bundle or reaped grain, அரிவிக்கட்டு. 45)

aruntati (p. 25) s. Wife of the ascetic Vasishta, வசிஷ்டன்மனைவி. 2. A star in the great bear supposed to be the wife of Vasishta, a pattern of female chastity, அருந்த திநட்சத்திரம். Wils. p. 67. ARUND'HATI. அருந்ததிகாட்ட, inf. To point out to the bride the star அருந்ததி, at the time of marriage, urging her to follow the example of the said star in chastity. 25)

aruntl (p. 25) s. Scarceness, rareness, dearness, அருமை. (c.) மாம்பழம்மிக அருந்தலாயிருக்கிறது. Mango fruit is now very dear, rare to be found. 26)

aruntu (p. 25) கிறேன், அருந்தினேன், வேன், அருந்த, v. a. To eat or drink, take food, betel-nut, உண்ண. 2. To enjoy, experience either good or evil, pleasure or pain, receive the fruits of actions done in former births, அனுபவிக்க. (p.) 27)

arai (p. 27) s. Half, பாதி, (marked &tamilhalf;, &tamilhalf, or இ.) 2. Waist, middle, loins, இடை. 3. That part of the trunk of a tree, or shrub, which reaches from the ground to where the branches begin, (occurs only in composition) thus: கோழரை, a smooth trunk, like the plantain; பொரியரை, a rough trunk, like the tamarind or mangoe; முள்ளரை, a thorny trunk. அரைக்கச்சு--அரைக்கச்சை, s. A girdle, a belt, zone worn round the waist. அரைக்கால், s. The eighth part of the whole, half a quarter, marked , .) அரைச்சதங்கை, s. A string of bells worn by children round the waist. அரைஞாண்--அரைநாண்--அரை நூல், s. A cord worn round the loins to which the cloth to cover the nakedness is attached, or sometimes worn over the inner cloth, and made of gold, silver, &c., called, பொன்னரைஞாண், வெள்ளியரை ஞாண், பட்டையரைஞாண். &c. அரைநலவன், s. [prov.] A bull not well castrated. அரைநாவை, s. A part of the plough which receives the share bent one side and unfit for use, the tip of a hoe bent one side. அரைநாள், s. The half of a day. அரைப்பட்டிகை, s. A golden or silver plate or girdle worn by dancing girls and some other women round the waist, sometimes also by men, இடையணியினொன்று. அரைப்பூட்டு. Girdle, இடைக் கட்டு. 2. A joint of the loins, இடுப்பின் பொருத்து. அரைமூடி, s. A small plate of metal worn by little girls over the private parts. அரையாப்பு--அரையாப்புக்கட்டி, s. A venereal swelling, tumor or bubo about the groin, மேகநோயாலிடையிலுண்டா கும்பரு. அரைவடம், s. A string of beads worn round the waist. (p.) அரைவட்டம், s. A semi-circle, 2. A small plate of metal worn by very small female children, as அரைமூடி. அரைவயிறன், s. [prov.] Rice husks half full, or with the grains half perished, for want of rain, &c., கருக்காய். அரைவாசி, s. Half. (c.) அரைவாய், s. Half a mouthful. 2. A flat mouth with thin lips. அரைவெறி, s. The state of being half drunk, partial intoxication. 4)