tēy (p. 258) கிறது, ந்தது, தேயும், தேய, v. n. To wear away, wear off, be rubbed away, wear out, or be frayed away, உரைய. 2. To lesson or decrease, waste away; to become exhausted, குறைய. 3. To wane as the moon, கலைகுறைய. 4. To lessen or be reduced as sin, or as the stock of accumulated actions, good or evil, &c., கன் மந்தேய. 5. To be emaciated, stunted--as a child; to be reduced,--as wealth, property, splender, &c., இளைக்க. 6. To lapse, pass, wear away--as time, கழிய. 7. To be effaced, erased, obliterated by rubbing. மாய. (c.) தேய்ஞ்சான்மாஞ்சானாய்ப்போயிற்று. It is reduced by little and little. தேய்ந்தகணக்காய்ப்போயிற்று. It has come to very little. நடந்துநடந்துகால்தேய்ந்தது. The feet are worn by walking so much. தேயப்பண்ண, inf. To wear away, cause to decrease. தேய்கடை, adj. Worn out, worn away, as an implement, &c., தேய்வான. 2. Stunted in growth, வளர்ச்சியழிவான. தேய்க்கடைப்பணம், s. [also தேய்க்க டைப்பணம்.] A fanam worn by use. தேய்கடைப்பிள்ளை, s. A stunted child. தேய்ந்தபல், s. Worn teeth. தேய்பிறை, s. The waning moon. (c.) தேய்வு, v. noun. A wearing away, a lessening, abrasion, diminution, குறைவு. 2. Emaciation, மெலிவு. 3. Erasure, obliteration by rubbing, அழிவு.
