alci (p. 27) s. A kind of muscle or shellfish, that sticks to the keel of ships, to rocks, &c. Ostria edulis, an oyster, ஓர்வ கை நத்தை. 39)

appuṟāttūṇi (p. 18) s. One of the thirty-two kinds of arsenic in its natural state, சரகாண்டபாஷாணம். 44)

acai (p. 7) s. An-expletive, அசைநிலை. 2. Accent, இசைப்பிரிவு. 3. (c.) The cud, இரை மீட்பு. 4. (p.) Metrical syllable, செய்யுளுறுப்பா றினொன்று. There are two kinds of அசை, viz. (a.) நேரசை, when there is a single syllable, ஓரலகு. 1. When there is a long vowel, as ஆ. 2. When the vowel is short, as ழி. 3. When the short vowel is joined with a mute, as வெள். 4. When the long vowel is joined with a mute, as வேல். (b.) நிரையசை, When there is a compound syllable, ஈரலகு. 1. When two short vowels are joined, as வெறி. 2. When a short and long vowel are joined, as சுறா. 3. When two short vowels are joined with a mute, as in நிறம். 4. When a short and long vowel are joined with a mute, as விளாம். அசைச்சீர், s. A foot of one syllable, as நாள் and மலர். அசைச்சொல்--அசைநிலை, s. An expletive, அசைநிலைச்சொல். அசைபோட--அசையிட--அசை வெட்ட, inf. To chew the cud, to ruminate. அசையடி, s. One of the members of கலிப்பா. கலிப்பாவினோருறுப்பு. அசையந்தாதி, s. A poem in which the last syllable of one verse and the first of the succeeding are the same. 2)

ayrvu (p. 22) s. Breadth, width, அகலம். 8)

attiyayaṉam (p. 13) --அத்தியாயனம், s. Study, reading, especially of the sacred books, one of the six duties of Brahmans, வேதமோதுகை. Wils. p. 24. AD'HYAYANA. அத்தியயனம்பண்ண, inf. To study religious doctrines. 15) *

aḷḷu (p. 33) கிறேன், அள்ளினேன், வேன், அள்ள, v. a. To take up a handful, lade, bale, take up in the hollow of the hand-as water, sand, grain, &c., கையான்முகக்க. 2. To sweep away as a flood, carry off in large quantities or great numbers as an epidemic, famine, thief, &c., to ravage, plunder, pillage, spoil, devastate, வாரிக் கொள்ள. (c.) அள்ளாதுகுறையாது சொல்லாது பிறவாது. If nothing be taken, nothing will be wanting; if nothing be spoken, nothing will be rumored; i. e. there is no rumor however vague, but has some truth in it. அரிசியள்ளுகிறகாகம்போலே திரிகிறான். He wanders about as greedy (of gain) as the crow is of the rice which it steals. கையையள்ளிப்போட்டது. It has grazed or taken off the skin of my hand (whether a bow, hot iron, or any thing else.) அள்ளிக்கொட்ட, inf. To take up from a quantity and shoot down elsewhere. 2. To give liberally. அள்ளிருள், s. Thick darkness, or darkness so dense that it may be grasped. அள்ளுகொள்ளை, s. Great waste, profusion, extravagance or taking more than what is right, பெருங்கொள்ளை. அள்ளு, v. noun. A handful of grain, &c., given to the man who measures, அளவுகூலித்தானியம். அள்ளெடுக்கிறவன், s. The man who receives the handful of grain for measuring. அள்ளுதல், v. noun. Being narrow, close, நெருங்கல். 2. Taking up a handful of water, rice, grain, &c., getting water in a basket, pot, &c., taking out rice, milk, &c., by a spoon from a cup, &c., அள்ளுகை. 43)

akāraṇam (p. 2) s. [priv. அ et காரணம், cause.] Accident, casualty, the state of being uncaused, absence or non-existense of a cause, தற்செயல். Wils. p. 2. AKARANA. (p.) அகாரணன், s. The Deity, கடவுள். 61)

aẕuppu (p. 33) s. Boiled rice, சோறு. (சது.) (p.) 9)

acāttiyam (p. 6) s. [priv. அ et சாத்தி யம்.] Impracticability, unprofitableness, இ யலாமை. 2. Incurableness, irremediableness, குணமாகாமை. 3. Uncertainty, doubt, suspicion, நிலையின்மை. 17) *

avalēkaṉam (p. 30) s. Licking with the tongue, நக்குகை; [ex அவ, et லேஹந, licking.] Wils. p. 81. AVALEHANA. 4)