nilayam (p. 277) --நிலையம், s. The earth, பூமி. 2. Place, room, location, site, situation, இடம். 3. A principal place, பிரதானஸ்தானம். 4. A temple, கோயில். 5. Proper or appropriate place, settlement, home, quarters; seat of life, of the animal fluids, of vocal sounds, &c., vital part, நிலை. 6. Agricultural town or village, மருதநிலத்தூர். 7. Point aimed at, object, aim, direction, இல க்கு. 8. Point, degree, gradation, stage, படி. 9. A house, habitation, இல். W. p. 478. NILAYA. 1. Acting, dancing, dramatic exhibition, கூத்து. நிலயந்தப்ப, inf. To be missed as a situation, to be misplaced. நிலயம்பார்க்க, inf. (lit. or fig.) To aim at. 2. To seek one's ruin, from the figure of aiming at the vitals. நிலயம்பிடிக்க, inf. To find quarters. 2. To settle one's self. 3. To ascertain or hit, by guess or practice, the right proportion or measure---as to giving medicine, daily stores, &c. 151)
