irvu (p. 49) s. The night-time from sunset to sun-rise, consisting of four watches or சாமம் or thirty நாழிகை, also written, இரா and இராத்திரி. இரவறிவான், s. A cock as marking the watches of the night, சேவற்கோழி. (p.) இரவுக்குறி, s. [in love poetry.] The place agreed on by lovers for meeting by night, இரவிலேதலைவனுந்தலைவியுஞ்சேரும் படிகுறித்தவிடம். (p.) இரவெரிமரம், s. A kind of tree of phosphoric quality shining in the dark, சோதிவிருட்சம். (p.) இரவோன், s. The moon, சந்திரன். (p.) 35) *

oṭungku (p. 81) கிறேன், ஒடுங்கினேன், வே ன், ஒடுங்க, v. n. To shrink, become reduced, compressed, closed, contracted, narrow, to lessen, to abate, crouch, lie within a small compass, diminish, grow less--as a globe from the centre to the poles, அடங்க. 2. To be restrained--as the senses, desires, &c., புலனொங்க. 3. To give place, recede, pass on one side--as in meeting a superior; to shrink within one's self, showing reverence, taking off the mantle, turban, sandals, &c.; to creep along sideways, ஒதுங்க. 4. To be reduced in circumstances, power, prosperity, in show, in expenditure, in the mental or bodily faculties, energies, &c., to grow lean, be reduced in size, whether by disease, want of food, or otherwise, குறைய. 5. To cease-as noise, bustle, stir, &c., அமைய. 6. To sink or retire--as the soul in sleep, fainting, or through the different stages at death, சோர. 7. To become dissolved or involved one within another--as the elements, worlds, &c., till all is absorbed in the deity, பூதங்களொடுங்க. 8. To end, terminate, cease, முடிய. 9. To obey, submit, கீழ்ப்படிய. 1. To be concealed, பதுங்க. 11. To be packed, stowed away, செறிய. 12. To be retrenched, சுருங்க. 13. To disappear, become absorbed, dissolved--as salt in water, &c., கரைய. 14. To grow dim-as a light, a heavenly body, &c., to become extinct--as light by passing into its previous elements or ether, ஒளிமழுங்க. மாடுநுகத்தைக்கண்டொடுங்குகிறது. The ox has assumed a sickly appearance; or it shrinks at the sight of the yoke. ஊணொடுங்கவீணொடுங்கும். If his food be reduced, his dissipation will cease. உலகுதோன்றினமுறையேயொடுங்கும். The world will be reduced to its primeval elements in the order in which it was educed. ஆளொடுங்கினவேளைபார்த்துவந்தான். He watched for an opportunity and came when all was still (for plunder, &c.). கலிமுதிரமுதிரப்பெரியவர்களொடுங்கிவிட்டார்கள்... As the iron age advances, the great are reduced. ஒடுங்கலில்பல்கலை. The various sciences which are unlimited. குளிராலொடுங்க, inf. To shrink with cold. ஒடுங்கி, s. A tortoise, ஆமை. ஒடுக்கம், v. noun. Narrowness, straitness, closeness, வழியொடுக்கம். 2. Contraction into itself--as the tortoise, an elastic substance, &c., சுருங்குகை. 3. Retirement within doors, abatement, concealment by stooping and creeping along--as a man to shoot, or a tiger to spring on its prey, &c., பதுங்குகை. 4. Suppression, contraction, reduction, நெருக்கம். 5. Reverence, self-restraint, modesty, அ டக்கம். 6. Involution--as of the elements one into another, absorption, dissolution, disappearance--as of salt in water, ஒன்றிலொன்றடங்குகை. 7. Cessation (of noise, bustle, stir--as by night in time of epidemics, &c.), quietude, calmness, stillness, அமைவு. 8. Sinking as the soul through its different stages at death, gradual reduction--as of circumstances, the powers of the body by age, &c., பலமுதலியவொடுங்குகை. 9. s. End, close, termination, முடிவு. ஒடுக்கத்திலேயொன்றுமில்லை. At the end nothing (of earth) will accompany us, remain, avail, &c. அவனுக்குச்சாப்பாடொடுக்கமாய்ப்போயிற்று. His food is diminished in quantity. காரியமொடுக்கத்தில்வந்தது. The matter has resolved itself into a narrow compass. காரியமொடுக்கமாயிருக்கின்றது. The business, provision, ceremony, &c., is on a small scale. ஒடுக்கநாள், s. A day of distress. ஒடுக்கமில்லாதவன், s. One who does not restrain himself, his passions, desires, &c. 2. One who does not pay proper respect to his superiors. ஒடுக்கம்பார்த்துவர, inf. To attack a house, a city, when in a defenceless state, or by night when all are asleep. ஒடுக்கவணக்கம், s. Modest deportment, reverence, veneration. பனியொடுக்கம், s. The fall of heavy dew when all is still. காற்றொடுக்கம், s. A calm, a lull, absence of wind. புலனொடுக்கம், s. Restraint of the senses. 2. Absorption of the senses by sleep, syncope, the approach of death, &c., unconsciousness, stupor. 49)

kāvl (p. 105) s. Defence, protection, preservation, support, keeping, காப்பு. 2. Guard, restraint, அரண். (p.) 3. Surrounding wall, fortification, மதில். 4. A prison, a ward, hold, சிறைச்சாலை; [ex கா.] காவல்தானே பாவையர்க்கழகு. Chastity becomes a woman. காவலன், s. A protector, a guardian, காப்போன். 2. A king, அரசன். 3. A husband, கணவன். 4. One of a king's bodyguard, மெய்க்காப்பாளன். காவலாளர், s. Watchmen, sentinels, watchers, guards, காப்போர். காவலாளி, s. A keeper, a guard, காப் போன்.--Note. In Tinnevelly, this word is invariably used to signify a prisoner and not a watchman, which latter is called காவற்காரன். காவலிருக்க, inf. To be on guard, to keep watch, காவலாயிருக்க. 2. To wait or look, as for a person expected. காவலிலிருக்க, inf. To be in prison or captivity. காவலிலேபோட--காவலில்வைக்க, inf. To imprison. 2. To keep in the patrolhut till morning--as a person found straying during night. காவல்கட்டு, s. A strong guard. 2. Secure protection. 3. Rigid restraint. காவல்கட்டுப்பண்ண, inf. To set a strong guard. 2. To watch closely. 3. To keep young people, &c., in close restraint. 4. [prov.] To attend strictly to the diet of a sick person. காவல்காக்க, inf. To watch, guard, protect. 2. To be on guard, to act as sentries, watchmen, &c. 3. To defend the body by wearing armor, &c., or the head by oils, &c., against disease, which either has attacked the lower extremities, or indicates coma, &c. காவல்செய்ய, inf. To protect, to defend. 2. [prov.] To pass a straw-rope over a heap of corn in the field, or make with it diagrams on the ground, &c., to defend the grain from demons. 3. To place an image of Ganesa (being a handful of moist cow-dung) on the top of a heap of corn before winnowing, as a security from demons.--Note. If it is measured, it is deemed secure against their attack. காவல்பண்ண, inf. To protect, defend, take care of, watch over. 2. To nourish, cherish, provide for. 3. To imprison, to keep under guard, to confine. காவல்மாற, inf. To be relived, changed, &c.--as sentinels or a watch. காவல்மாற்ற, inf. To relieve guard, change watchmen, sentinels, &c. காவல்முறை, s. Turns in watching. காவல்மேரை, s. Share of grain given to the watchman of a village from the thrashing floor. காவல்விட, inf. To release from watching, guarding, &c. காவற்கடவுள்--காவற்பெருமான், s. Vishnu, as the preserver of the world, விஷ்ணு. காவற்கட்டு, s. [prov.] A bundle of paddy sheaves for the watchman. காவற்கட்டை, s. [prov.] A fire-brand kept burning to ward off the female demon கொற்றி from a woman in child-birth, when exposure is greater than at other times. 2. A clump of wood kept burning through the night near a patrol-hut. காவற்கப்பல், s. A reconnoitring vessel, a guard-ship. காவற்காடு, s. A jungle or forest defence, காட்டாண். 2. A reserved forest. காவற்காரர், s. Watchmen, sentinels, a patrol, காப்போர். காவற்கூடம்--காவற்சாலை--காவல்ஸ்த லம், s. A guard-room; a prison-house. காவற்புரி, s. [prov.] A straw-rope thrown over the heap of corn in the field to defend it from demons. அருங்காவல், s. A very strict or powerful guard. தலைக்காவல், s. The main guard. தூக்கிரிக்காவல், s. An overseer of a village. மெல்லுயிர்க்குங்காவல், s. A support or cordial to the languishing mind. 28)

cāmaṉ (p. 177) s. [Sa. S'ya'ma.] Mercury the planet, (lit.) the green rayed, புதன். (Compare பச்சை.) 2. The younger brother of the Indian cupid, மன்மதன்றம்பி; [probably from சாமம், night-watches, as favoring his love exploits.] 35) *

cāmam (p. 177) s. A watch of seven and a half நாழிகை, or three hours, making eight to the day, or four from sun set to sun rise, and vice versa, ஏழரைநாழிகைகொண்ட காலம்; [a change of யாமம்.] 2. Midnight, இடைச்சாமம். 3. W. p. 263. KSHAMA. Famine, dearth, பஞ்சம். (c.) 4. The third of the four Vedas, the prayers of which are composed in metre to be chanted, சாமவேதம். 5. Conciliatory measures, the first of the four உபாயம், or means of dealing with a hostile or invading power, ஓருபாயம். W. p. 919. SAMA.. 6. W. p. 68. S'YAMA. Green color, greenness, பச்சை. 7. Blackness, a dark blue color, கருமை. 8. Night, the gloom of night, இரா. 9. The grass, அறுகு. 1. (See சாமி.) Gold, பொன். சாமக்காரர்--சாமங்காக்கிறவர்கள், s. Patrol, nightly watchers, as succeeding each other at each watch. சாமக்கோழி, s. The cock, as indicator of the midnight watch; midnight cockcrow. (c.) நடுச்சாமம்--பாதிச்சாமம், s. Midnight. இடிசாமம், s. See இடி, v. n. பெருஞ்சாமம், s. The major watch of seven and a half நாழிகை. சிறுசாமம், s. The minor watch of three and three-quarter நாழிகை, or one hour and a half. சாமகாலம், s. A time of famine or scarcity, பஞ்சகாலம். (c.) சாமத்துரோகி, s. One illiberal in time or scarcity, a treacherous or cruel person. (c.) சாமகானம், s. Chanting the tunes of the சாமம் Veda, சாமவேதம்பாடல். (p.) சாமோபாயம், s. As சாமம், 5. [ex உபாயம், measure.] இராநாலுசாமமும்பகல்நாலுசாமமும். Through the whole night and day; the four watches of the night, and the four watches of the day. வெகுசாமஞ்சென்றுபோயிற்று. Much time has elapsed; or it is very late. சாமபரியந்தம். During a watch. 29)

tokkṭi (p. 262) --தொக்கடடி, s. [prov.] A kind of basket made of olas to protect fruit on the tree, ஓலைக்குடலை. 2. A small ola-basket for fruits, சிறுகூடை. 3. A small hut for watchers in a field, காவற்குடிசை. 12)

toṇṭu (p. 262) s. Antiquity, old times, former times, பழமை. 2. Devotedness to a deity, devoted service, தேவஊழியம். 3. Slavery, feudal service, அடிமை. (சது.) 4. A slave, a devoted servant, அடியாள். 5. A block of wood suspended from the neck of an animal, to prevent it from passing through hedges, தொண்டுக்கட்டை. (c.) 6. Nine, ஒன்பது. 7. A plant, ஒருபூண்டு. 8. A kind of snipe, கோழியுள்ளான். தொண்டுசெய்ய, inf. To serve, to wait on, as a servant, slave, &c. பணிசெய்ய. 2. To perform temple service, to serve a deity, தெய்வஊழியம்செய்ய. தொண்டுதுரவு, s. [prov.] Service, பணி செய்கை. 2. Movements, concerns, or affairs of a person--as watched by a thief or spy, வேகர்க்குசெய்யுமுதவி. 64)

nkrttu (p. 266) கிறேன், நகர்த்தினேன், வேன், நகர்த்த, v. a. (causative of நகர்.] To push with difficulty, to shove along, to propel a little, தள்ள. 2. To pilfer, to steal little by little, கொஞ்சங்கொஞ்சமாய்க்கொண்டுபோக. (c.) நகர்்த்தஇலக்குப்பார்க்கிறான். He watches an opportunity what move he can make. வீட்டைநகர்த்திக்கட்டவேண்டும். We must remove the house a little farther. சுவரையிடித்துநகர்த்திவிட்டான். He tore down and removed the wall. அவனைநன்றாகநகர்ததிப்போட்டார்கள். They gave him a good drubbing. 2)

paṭakam (p. 291) s. A kettle-drum, a wardrum, போர்ப்பறை. W. p. 495. PAT'AKA. 2. The தம்பட்டம். drum. 3. A curtain, திரைச்சீலை. 4. A watcher's raised shed or platform in fields, பரண். See படம். 5. A kind or deer, the bosgrunniens, கவரி மான். (சது.) 29)

putai (p. 324) கிறேன், ந்தேன், வேன், ய, v. n. To be buried interred, சேமிக்கப்பட்ட. 2. To sink as the foot, or a wheel, in mud, to enter, to penetrate--as an arrow, புதிய. 2. To be hidden, as treasure; to be covered, concealed, மறைய. 3. To be latent, or obscure--as a meaning, ஆழ. (c.) புதைபொருள் s. A hidden treasure. 2. An obscure speech or writing. புதையல், v. noun. Being hidden. 2. A hidden treasure, நிட்சேபம். 3. That which is hidden in the ground, or the place for hiding, சேமம். புதையலெடுக்க, inf. To discover or take up hoarded treasure. புதையலெடுத்தவனைப்போலே. As happy as one who has discovered a hoard. புதையல்காத்தபூதம். Like a goblin who watches treasures for another--spoken of a rich miser. புதைவாணம், s. A kind of rocket. 21)