tūvu (p. 255) கிறேன், தூவினேன், வேன், தூவ, v. a. To strew; to sprinkle salt, pepper, dust, or powder, சிதற. 2. To scatter. spread out, as grain for fowls, இறைக்க. 3. To rain, மழைதூற. 4. To put grain, &c., loosely in a measure to make in measure more, சிறிதுசிறிதாகப்பெய்ய; [ex Sa. Dha. to agitate.] தூவியளக்க, inf. To put grain loosely into a measure, in measuring. தூவிவிட, inf. To strew curry powders. 2. (fig.) To spread a rumor. தூவல், v. noun. Shedding, spilling. 2. Raining, மழைபெய்தல். 25) *

vēṭu (p. 401) s. A cloth for filtrating, வடிகட் டுசீலை. 2. Cover to the mouth of a vessel, மூடுசீலை. 3. (R.) Hunting, or the chase. 4. A tribe of wild people. வேடுகட்ட, inf. To tie a cloth over a pot for cooking with steam. 2. To tie a covering on a pot to keep its contents from spilling. வேடுவன், s. A hunter, as வேடன். 78)