kuṟāvu (p. 132) கிறது, குறாவினது, ம், குறாவ, v. n. [vul.] To shrink, to contract--as the body by cold, the face by shame, &c., சுருங்க. 2. To become reduced, lean--as a person, animal, &c., மெலிய. 3. To sink--as the spirits by disappointment, hunger, &c., சோர. 4. To heal--as a sore; to cucatrize, வடுவாக, 5. To droop--as plants by drought, வாட. குறாவிப்போக, inf. To grow lean, to grow sad. குறாவுதல், v. noun. Leanness, sadness, dejection, &c. 17)

nrngku (p. 270) கிறேன், நரங்கினேன், வேன், நரங்க, v. n. [also நராங்கு.] To be deficient in growth, to dacay, to grow lean--as a child; to fail, as business, concerns, a harvest, &c., தேய்கடையாக. (c.) நரங்கடிக்க, inf. To destroy, csuse to destroy. 67)