aṭukku (p. 8) s. A pile, row, tier, regular arrangement of goods or things, regular series, order, adjustment, system, வரி சை. 2. Orderly arrangements of subjects, the heads or topics in a writing or discourse, &c., எழுதுமுறை. 3. Four threads of yarn-in use among weavers, நூலடுக்கு. (c.) 4. Repetition of a phrase implying alarm, &c., with no other words intervening, அடுக்குச் சொல், as தீத்தீத்தீ, fire, fire, fire. (p.) 5. [in anat.] A layer, சிரேணி. அடுக்கடுக்காகவைக்க, inf. To arrange many things in rows, pile up in order. அடுக்கானகன்னி, s. A perfect woman. அடுக்குக்குலைக்க, inf. To put in disorder, as things in a row, pile, &c. அடுக்குக்குலைய, inf. To become disordered, deranged as business affairs, to go to decay as one's circumstances. அடுக்குத்தீபம், s. A kind of lamp in temples, used by the priests before the idol. அடுக்கத்தொடர், s. Repetition of a word or phrase two or three times, as, பாம்புபாம்பு. அடுக்குப்பண்ண, inf. To arrange, put in order, prepare. அடுக்குப்பார்க்க, inf. [prov.] To rehearse as stage players, previous to the public exhibition. (ஒத்திக்கைபார்க்க is used on the continent.) அடுக்குப்பானை, s. Pots arranged, especially in a cook-house, one upon another for various uses. அடுக்குமல்லிகை, s. A species of the Arabian Jasmine, ஓர்மல்லிகை. அடுக்குமுள்ளி, s. A species of the முள்ளி shrub. அடுக்குமெத்தை, s. A couch with pillows placed one upon another. 2. A house built of different lofts, or stories. அடுக்கூமத்தை, s. A species of the ஊமத்தை. 13)

astmṉm (p. 12) --அத்தமனம், s. Setting, disappearing as the sun or other heavenly bodies, படுகை. (Opp. to உதயமனம்.) (p.) 21) *

angkuram (p. 5) s. Germ, shoot, sprout from a seed, blade, முளை. 2. A kind of shrub, குப்பைமேனி. Wils. p. 9. ANKURA. (p.) அங்குரார்ப்பணம், s. A ceremony preliminary to a religious or nuptial feast, in which seed is made to sprout, as an auspicious sign; ex அர்ப்பணம், placing. 43)

alku (p. 27) s. The blade of a weapon or instrument, the top or head of an arrow, ஆயுதத்தினலகு. 2. Weapon, arms in general, ஆயுதப்பொது. 3. Glow worm, மின் மினி. 4. A bird's beak, பறவைமூக்கு. 5. An ear of rice or other grain, பயிர்க்கதிர். 6. Number, calculation, எண். 7. Poetic numbers of feet or syllables, செய்யுளலகு. 8. Cowries, small shells used as signs of numbers in reckoning, பலகறை. 9. Seeds of மகிழ் tree, மகிழம்விதை, Mimusops elengi, L. 1. Grains of paddy, நென்மணி. 11. A broom, a besom, துடைப்பம். (p.) 12. (c.) The mandibles, jaws, கொடிறு. 13. [prov.] Breadth, extension, விசாலம். 14. A weaver's stay or staff to adjust a warp, நெசவுநூற் பாவினலகு. அரணை அலகுதிறக்கிறதில்லை. The eft does not bite, (lit.) does not open its jaws. அலகிட, inf. To reckon, compute, number, கணக்குப்பார்க்க. 2. To measure verse, scan, செய்யுட்கோசையூட்டும்பொருட்ட லகிட. 3. To sweep the sacred precincts of a temple as one of the duties of the சரிதைக்காரன், or religionist of the lowest degree in the Siva system, கோயிலலகிட. அலகுகட்ட, inf. To bind (charm) the mouth of a serpent, a dog, &c. 2. To charm a weapon to prevent its cutting, &c. 3. To settle an account. அலகுகழிக்க, inf. To subtract or deduct a number in reckoning with kernels, seeds, &c. அலகுகிட்டுகை, v. noun. Having the lock-jaw. அலகுகூடை, s. A basket made of twigs closely twisted together, used to draw water. அலகுநிலை, s. The result of a reckoning, as the sum in addition, product in multiplication, &c. அலகுநிறுத்தல், v. noun. Placing a sword upright. This is a ceremony performed in the pagoda of துரோபதை, before the festival in honor to her is commenced. A sword is set up--the point downwards-- on the side of a vessel filled with water, and if it does not move, they think that the ceremony will be attended with success. This is also done in private houses. அலகுபருப்பு, s. A kind of pea. அலகுபனை, s. The long, flat leaved palmyra, Borassus flabelliformis, L. அலகுபாக்கு, s. Betel-nut sliced thin and boiled in water in which its husk has been boiled, giving it a reddish hue. அலகுபோட, inf. To perform a penance, in which the tongue is pierced with an iron wire, strings are drawn through the sides of the loins, or the breast cut with a knife. (c.) அலகுப்பூட்டு, v. noun. Closing the mouth in penance. அலகுவிறைப்பு, v. noun. Becoming cold and stiff as the jaws in childbirth, fits, hunger, &c. வேப்பலகு, s. The rib or small stalk of the leaves of the margosa tree. திருவலகு, s. A broom used in pagodas. சோற்றலகு, s. A sort of rice strainer, made of ribs of palm leaves. 23)

anti (p. 14) s. Evening, evening twilight as joining the day with the night, மாலைக்கா லம். 2. (p.) The meeting of three ways or the place where three ways meet, முத் தெருக்கூடுமிடம். அந்திகாவலன், s. The guardian deity of the evening twilight, supposed to walk the streets, &c. அந்திக்காலம்--அந்திப்பொழுது, s. The evening. அந்திசந்தி, s. Morning and evening. 2. Continuance, perpetuity. அந்திநட்சத்திரம், s. The evening star. அந்திமந்தாரம்--அந்திமந்தாரை, s. A flower plant that blossoms in the afternoon, அந்தியிற்புஷ்பிக்கும் பூண்டு, Polyanthes, L. அந்திவண்ணன், s. Siva, he whose colour is that of the evening clouds--red, சிவன். 66)

atikkuti (p. 10) s. [prov.] Acting very ostentatiously, assumingly, &c., through prosperity, வீம்பானநடை. 61)

akkiramam (p. 4) s. [priv. அ et கிரமம்.] Want of order, or arrangement, confusion, irregularity, ஒழுங்கின்மை. 2. Wrong, injustice, அநீதம். 3. Daring impiety, கொடு மை. Wils. p. 3. ACKRAMA. 9) *

atikl (p. 10) s. A Jasmin plant. See காட்டுமல்லிகை. 50)

appiyañcaṉam (p. 18) s. Smearing the body with oil, எண்ணெய்பூசுகை. 2. Applying collyrium to the eye-lashes, மைதீட்டுகை. Wils. p. 57. AB'HYANJANA. 21) *

avviyattam (p. 31) s. [priv. அ, et வி யக்த.] A thing that cannot be fully perceived or comprehended, an attribute of the deity, (Linga Purana,) விளங்கக்காணப் படாதது. Wils. p. 86. AVYAKTA. 2. A number, sextillion, ஓரெண். 28)