tēy (p. 258) கிறது, ந்தது, தேயும், தேய, v. n. To wear away, wear off, be rubbed away, wear out, or be frayed away, உரைய. 2. To lesson or decrease, waste away; to become exhausted, குறைய. 3. To wane as the moon, கலைகுறைய. 4. To lessen or be reduced as sin, or as the stock of accumulated actions, good or evil, &c., கன் மந்தேய. 5. To be emaciated, stunted--as a child; to be reduced,--as wealth, property, splender, &c., இளைக்க. 6. To lapse, pass, wear away--as time, கழிய. 7. To be effaced, erased, obliterated by rubbing. மாய. (c.) தேய்ஞ்சான்மாஞ்சானாய்ப்போயிற்று. It is reduced by little and little. தேய்ந்தகணக்காய்ப்போயிற்று. It has come to very little. நடந்துநடந்துகால்தேய்ந்தது. The feet are worn by walking so much. தேயப்பண்ண, inf. To wear away, cause to decrease. தேய்கடை, adj. Worn out, worn away, as an implement, &c., தேய்வான. 2. Stunted in growth, வளர்ச்சியழிவான. தேய்க்கடைப்பணம், s. [also தேய்க்க டைப்பணம்.] A fanam worn by use. தேய்கடைப்பிள்ளை, s. A stunted child. தேய்ந்தபல், s. Worn teeth. தேய்பிறை, s. The waning moon. (c.) தேய்வு, v. noun. A wearing away, a lessening, abrasion, diminution, குறைவு. 2. Emaciation, மெலிவு. 3. Erasure, obliteration by rubbing, அழிவு.

tēy (p. 259) க்கிறேன், த்தேன், ப்பேன், க்க, v. a. To rub away, உரைக்க. 2. To wear away, waste by rubbing; to abrade, fray, fret, அழிக்க. 3. To kill, destroy, கொல்ல. 4. To scour, scrub, polish a wall, furniture, &c., by rubbing, துலக்க. 5. To rub an by the hand as oil, an ointment, &c., to rub one's self or another in washing, எண்ணெய்முதலியதேய்க்க. 6. To efface, erase, obliterate by rubbing, துடை க்க. 7. To give grudgingly, scantily, சிறிது சிறிதாகக்கொடுக்க. (c.) தேய்ச்சுமாய்ச்சுப்போட, inf. [prop. தேய்த்துமாய்த்து.] To waste by little and little. 2. To waste gradually, by various means, in small sums. 3. To pay a debt by little and little, so as to be unsatisfactory. 4. To palliate a crime, connive at it, &c. 5. To ba a work superficially. (c.) தேய்த்துக்குளிக்க, inf. To rub one's self in bathing. தேய்த்துப்புரட்ட, inf. [prov.] To rub ointment, &c., on the body for bathing. 2. To scour one's self in washing. பல்லுத்தேய்க்க, inf. To rub the teeth and clean them. See பல். தேய்ப்பு, v. noun. Rubbing away, rubbing in, as oil, &c., 2. Scouring. scrubbing, polishing by rubbing. 3. Wearing away, wasting away by rubbing, abrasion, attrition. 4. Killing, destruction. தேய்ப்புணி--தேய்ப்பூணி, s. A very sparing, saving person. (Fab.) தேய்ப்புமேய்ப்பு, v. noun. Rubbing and feeding-applied to domestic animals. 2)