kauvu (p. 152) கிறேன், கௌவினேன், வேன், கௌவ, v. a. To take up or hold with the mouth, teeth or beak--as animals, birds, &c., to take or receive into the mouth, வா யினாற்பற்ற. 2. To seize or to take up with pincers, tongs, &c., ஆயுதத்தாற்பிடிக்க. 3. To seize, to grasp, to hold, கையினாற்பற்ற. 4. (fig.) To apprehend, to comprehend, கருத் தினாற்பற்ற. 5. v. n. (குற.) To be intensified, strengthened, established, நிலைபெற. Also written, கவ்வு. 34)