aḥkēṉm (p. 1) s. A name of the letter ஃ, ஆய்தவெழுத்து. (p.) 9)

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)

akaram (p. 2) s. The name of the letter அ, ஓரெழுத்து. 2. A suffix of consonants, ஒற் யெழுத்தின்சாரியை, as மகரம். 3. A town or village in an agricultural district, மருதநிலத் தூர். 4. A village of brahmins, பார்ப்பனச்சேரி. 5. Mercury, quicksilver, இரதம். (M. Dic.) 32) *

akāri (p. 3) s. A name of the Deity, க டவுள்; ex அகம், sin, அரி, destroyer. 3) *

akōrai (p. 3) s. An astrological division of the day into sections of one hour, or two and a half nalikies each, in which the seven planets reign successively, succeeding each other once in every cycle of seven hours. The order of succession is as follows, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars. From this it follows as a matter of course, that the planet which gives name to the day commences its reign at sun-rise, ஓரையினுட்பிரிவு. 31)

akkaram (p. 3) --அட்சரம், s. A letter of the alphabet, a character, the marks on an amulet, எழுத்து. Wils. p. 4. AKSHARA. (p.) *அக்கரசுதகம்--அடசரசுதகம், s. A kind of play in writing, arranging letters in a fanciful manner, மிறைக்கவியி லொன்று. அக்கரவிலக்கணம்--அட்சரலட்ச ணம், s. The properties, forms, names, powers, &c. of letters, orthography. 2. One of the sixty-four கலைஞானம், ex இலக் கணம். அக்கராரம்பம்--அட்சராரம்பம், s. Beginning to teach a child the letters of the alphabet, with appropriate ceremonies, on the fifth year. 46) *

akkiyātam (p. 4) --அஞ்ஞாதம், s. [priv. அ et கியாதம்.] Obscurity, மறைவு. (p.) அக்கியாதவாசம், s. (properly and elegantly, அஞ்ஞாதவாசம்.) A life of privacy, living incognito under a feigned name. 7) *

angkataṉ (p. 5) s. The name of a celebrated monkey, one of the heroes of the Ramayana, the son of Bali, வாலிமைந்தன். (c.) Wils. p. 1. ANGATHA. 13)

angkirṉ (p. 5) s. The name of a son of Brahma, a Rishi, one of the seven sages who were transferred to the skies where they appear as the stars of the great bear, ஆங்கீரசன். (p.) 32) *

angkucam (p. 5) s. An elephant's goad, யானைத்தோட்டி. Wils. p. 9. ANGUSHA. (p.) அங்குசதாரி, s. Yellow sulphuret of arsenic, அரிதாரம். 2. (p.) Ganesa, விநா யகன். 3. An elephant keeper, யானைப்பாகன். அங்குசபாசதரன்--அங்குசபாசமே ந்தி, s. A name of Ganesa as bearing a cord and goad. (p.) அங்குசபாணி, s. Ganesa, விநாய கன், as holding a goad. 2. Kali as having a goad in her hand. (p.) 37)

acti (p. 5) s. Ridicule, scoffing, laughter, joking, pleasantry, சிரித்துப்பேசுகை. (p.) 2. (பஞ்.) Sunddenness, சடுதி. 3. Lightness, carelessness, (often used for அயர்தி). 4. Drowsiness, சோர்வு. 5. The name of a certain man who was praised by ஔவையார், supposed to be a shephered, ஔவையார் கேர வைபாடப்பெற்றவன். (c.) 6. (St.) An unchaste woman, வசவி. (p.) அசதிக்கோவை, s. The name of a book wherein a shepherd named அசதி is praised by ஔவையார்; it contains four hundred stanzas like all கோவை books. அசதிசன்னி, s. Apoplexy. (M. Dic.) அசதியற, (used adverbially.) Attentively, giving the whole attention, free from other dares. காதலர்தாய்தந்தைவைகுழி அசதியாடிலர், they indulge not in laughter in the presence of the father and mother of their husbands. 64) *

añcu (p. 7) s. Five. See ஐந்து. அஞ்சாம்வருணம், s. The fifth caste, Pariahs, &c. அஞ்சாலியிடையர், s. [prop. அஞ் சார இடையர்.] A tribe of cowherds; whose women wear, in their marriage neck jewel, five ornaments, or ஐந்தாலி. அஞ்சாரப்பெட்டி, s. [prop. அஞ்ச றைப்பெட்டி.] A box that has five compartments, one in the middle and four surrounding, made of palmyra leaves or other materials for containing flowers, spices, &c. அஞ்சுருவாணி, s. (as அச்சுருவா ணி.) An iron bolt passing through the five tiers of a car. அஞ்சுமூன்றுமுண்டானாலறியாப்பெண்ணுங் கறி யாக்கும். Even a young girl will be able to make a curry, when she has the following three and five things, viz., புளி, souring; மிளகு, pepper; உப்பு, salt; கடுகு, mustard; and சீரகம், cumin--which are the five; and the three are நீர், water; நெருப்பு; fire; and விறகு, fire-wood--said by an angry husband to his wife when the curry is not good. பூதங்கள் அஞ்சும் அகத்தேங்கும். The five elements will laugh within themselves. (குறள்.) 43)

aṭcam (p. 8) s. Eye, கண். 2. Terrestrial latitude, அக்கம். Wils. p. 3. AKSHA. அட்சி, s. A seer. அட்சகன்னம், s. Argument of latitude. அட்சபாகை, s. Degree of latitude. அட்சபாதன், s. A name of கௌ தம, Rishi, the author of தருமசாஸ்திரம், and தருக்கசாஸ்திரம்; who had an eye in the foot. 2. A follower of Nyaya system of philosophy. அட்சமாலை, s. A Rosary. See அக்கமாலை. அட்சவித்தியாசம், s. Difference of latitude. 30) *

aṇi (p. 9) s. Ornament, adorning, decoration, அலங்காரம். 2. Jewels, ஆபரணம். 3. Beauty, அழகு. 4. A rhetorical embellishment, a figure of speech, ஓரணியிலக்கணம். 5. Rhetoric, அணியிலக்கணநூல். 6. Order, regularity, ஒழுங்கு. 7. Row, rank or file of an army, சேனைநிரை. 8. A main body or division of an army, படைவகுப்பு. 9. A garland, wreath or string of flowers, மாலை. 1. Greatness, பெருமை. 11. Goodness, நன் மை. 12. Instruments, tools, utensils, implements, எத்தனங்கள். 13. Materials, தளவா டம். 14. Stores, சம்பாரம். (p.) அணிபடுத்த, inf. To arrange, regulate, set in order, in rows, in array. அணிவகுக்க, inf. To arrange troops, set in array. அணிவகுப்பு, s. Battle array, ப டைவகுப்பு. அணிவடம், s. Ornamental string of jewels, necklace. அணிவிரல், s. The ring finger, மோதிரவிரல். (p.) பேரணி, s. Main body, or centre of an army. பின்னணி, s. Rear, or rear-guard. முன்னணி, s. The van, or advance guard. 28)

aṇi (p. 9) கிறேன், ந்தேன், வேன், அணி ய, v. a. To put on jewels, garlands, clothes, &c., பூண. 2. To adorn with ornaments, beautify, embellish, garnish, அலங் கரிக்க. 3. To put on, wear, உடுக்க. அணிகலம்--அணிகலன், s. An ornament, dress, jewels; ex கலம். அணிகலச்செப்பு, s. A jewel casket. அணிந்துரை, s. Preface, introduction, பாயிரம் as புனைந்துரை, which see. பெற்றம் அணிந்தநல்லோய். O! excellent man adorned by virtue. Ellis 141. 29)