tṇi (p. 222) க்கிறேன், த்தேன், ப்பேன், க்க, v. a. To mitigate, to allay, to calm, to appease, தணியச்செய்ய. 2. To slacken in tenseness, இளகச்செய்ய. 3. To moderate, சாந்தப்படுத்த. 4. To extinguish, to quench, as fire, அவிக்க. 5. To lower in height, to set lower, to strike a flag, தாழ்த்த. 6. To lesson, to reduce, to humble a person. குறைக்க. 7. [vul.] To cause to increase, பருக்கச்செய்ய. இன்னந்தணி. Make it lower still. தணித்துச்சொல்ல, inf. To extenuate. பசிதணிக்க, inf. To appease or allay hunger. பாய்தணிக்க, inf. To lessen sail, to strike sail. தணிப்பித்தல், v. noun. Mitigating, softening. தணிப்பு, v. noun. Mitigation, reduction, abatement, தணிவு. 47)

nci (p. 267) கிறேன், ந்தேன், வேன், ய, v. n. To be crushed, bruised, mashed; to be broken, as a boil; frayed, as cloth deprived of smoothness or lustre; to be crumpled, as paper, &c., நசுங்க. 2. To be destroyed, அழிய. 3. To be palliated, extenuated, குறைவுகாண. 4. To be kept back, to be spoken indistinctly or with hesitation, திக்க. 5. To be frayed, to be almost worn through, as cloth, தேய. 6. To be reduced in circumstances, செல்வஞ்சுருங்க. (c.) [ex Sa. Nasa. to perish decay, &c.] நசிந்தபுடவை, s. A worn cloth. நசிந்துகொடுக்க, inf. [prov.] To yield, as a boil or fruit, to the touch. 2. to yield to one, to concede. (c.) 2)