ayaṉam (p. 22) s. A road, path, வழி. 2. Course, especially the half yearly course of the sun, வருடப்பாதி. 3. Equinoctial or solstitial points. Wils. p. 64. AYANA. அயனகாலம், s. The interval between the equinoxes, அயனங்களினிடைநி கழ்காலம். Wils. p. 64. AYANAKALA. 2. The time of the commencement of the tropical year, months, or either of the two; this is commonly called அயன ப்பிறப்பு. அயனசலனம், s. Amount of the precession of the equinoxes at any given time. அயனமண்டலம், s. Colures, equinoctial colure. அயனமாதம், s. The month reckoned from the true equinox. அயனவாண்டு, s. The year reckoned from the true equinox. உத்தராயணம், s. The course of the sun from south to north, north declination. Wils. p. 142. UTTARAYANA. தட்சணாயனம்--தக்ஷிணாயனம், s. The course from north to south. Wils. p. 395. DAKSHINAYANA. 12)

cantirāyaṇam (p. 176) s. As expiatory fast of high merit, regulated by the moon's age. It consists in diminishing every day by one mouthful from the fifteenth or the full moon, until it is reduced to one, at the new moon; and then increasing in like manner during the moon's increase, ஓர்திங்கணாள்விரதம். Sa. Chândrâyan'a. 2. Lunar tropics or the middle points of the moon's orbit, சந்திரஅயனம்.

veyil (p. 400) --வெய்யில், s. [vul. வெய்யல்.] Sunshine, சூரியப்பிரகாசம். 2. The heat and glare of a tropical day, கானல். (c.) 3. The sun, சூரியன். 4. Brightness, ஒளி; [ex வெ.] இன்றைக்குவெயில்மெத்த. It is very hot to-day. வெய்யில்தாழவா--வெயிற்குளிரவா. Come when the heat has subsided. வெயிலடிக்க--வெயிலெறிக்க, inf. [v. noun வெயிலெறிப்பு.] To shine as the sun. வெயிலுந்தரவிந்தம், s. The lotus. See under உந்து. வெய்யிலுறைக்க, inf. To burn from exposure to the sun, as the skin. வெயிற்குளிக்க, inf. [prov.] To be greatly exposed to the sun. 2. To go into the sun for warmth. வெய்யிற்சுடுதல், v. noun. Scorching of the sun. வெய்யிலில்காயப்போடு. Put [the things] to dry in the sun. 23)