aḷai (p. 33) கிறேன், ந்தேன், வேன், ய, v. a. To mix up, mingle, macerate as food, paste, &c., with the fingers or hands, கலக்க. 2. (p.) To handle, finger, (as a boil, &c., in applying medicines, &c.,) வருட. 3. To mingle dust as children in play, handle any thing dirty, dirty one's self, பூசிக்கொள்ள. 4. (c.) To caress, put the hands or arms about a person so as to cause defilement, தொட்ட ழுக்காக்க. 5. (p.) To roll and mix one's self with--as bees in the pollen of flowers, தாதளைய. தாதளைந்தினவண்டு. Swarms of humming insects that work among the filaments of the flower. அளைந்தசேறு, s. Moistened clay for potter's work. அளைந்தசோறு, s. Boiled rice that has been handled by persons eating it. அளைதல்--அளைவு, v. noun. Mixture. 39)