ēṭṉ (p. 78) s. (fem. ஏடி.) A friend, a comrade, தோழன். This word in common language is found only in the vocative-as ஏடா--ஏட, (fem. ஏடி), sir, friend, &c., தோழன்முன்னிலைப்பெயர். 17) *

ēlm (p. 79) s. [port. leilam.] Auction, selling by auction, விலைகூறுகை. 55)

ēkīpvikk (p. 77) inf. To join, to unite with, to combine, to coalesce, to become the same in nature, ஒரேதன்மையாக. (உப. 61. 211.) (p.) 55)

ēl (p. 79) s. A muscle, or other bivalve shell, கிளிஞ்சில். (Rott.) 61)

ē (p. 76) . One of the seven long vowels, நெட்டுயிரிலொன்று. 2. An arrow, அம்பு. 3. A particle of emphasis, &c., இடைச்சொல். In நன்னூல், it is said to have six different uses: 1. பிரிநிலை, a distinguishing particle-as அவனேசொன்னான், it was he who said it. In some cases, it would be used for self or selves in the plural where the connection demanded it--as he himself said it. 2. வினா, interrogative: அவனேகொண் டான், was it he that bought it? 3. எண், enumeration or copulative--as சாத்தனே கொற்றனே இருவரும்வந்தார், Sattan and Kottan both came; கடலே, கரையே, மரமே, மலரே, வளையே, இவ்வைந்து, the sea, the land, the tree, the flower, the conch, these five. 4. ஈற்றசை or அசைநிலை, a terminate expletive --as மல்லலோங்கெழில்யானைமருமம்பாய்ந்தொளித்த தே, (the weapon) lodged itself in the breast of the beautiful and powerful elephant. 5. தேற்றம், certainty, confidence, appeal, emphasis--as இதுள்ளதே, this is really true; முயற்குக்கோடில்லையே, the hare has no horns. 6. இசைநிறை, a poetic expletive for completing the metre--as ஏஏ இவ ளொருத்திபேடி, she is a hermaphrodite; பேடியோவென்றாரே, he said, is she an hermaphrodite? To these the commentator adds 7. எதிர்மறை, negative as implied by the tones and inflections of the speaker rather than expressed by the particle--as அவன்வந்தானே, he came, did he? implying he did not come. Another may also be given. 8. இகழ்ச்சி, an interjection of contempt--as எஏ--வைத்தியகாரா, oh, oh, (or fie, fie), thou stupid fellow. (p.) 5) *

eṉṉai (p. 76) . What? why? The third pers. irrational class of the symbolic verb என், mostly found in the singular, வினாவினைக் குறிப்பு. நீதோத்திரம்பண்ணினதென்னை. Why have you complimented me? அதுவென்னை. What is the reason? 9)

ēṉṟl (p. 79) . A past verbal form of ஏல். ஏன்றுகொள்ள, inf. To defend, to plead the cause of another.

ēkāli (p. 77) s. (pl. ஏகாலியர்.) A washerman, வண்ணான். (சது.) 2. (Rott.) Soap, சவுக்காரம். 52)

ēkmpṭcārm (p. 77) s. A mineral, ஓர் வகையுலோகம். 47)

ētu (p. 79) s. Cause, origin, motive, reason, object, final cause, காரணம். 2. Primitive cause, or the material of which a thing is made, மூலம். 3. (Sometimes written ஏதுவு.) Instrument, means; pecuniary ability, திராணி. 4. Complete preparation, எத்தனம். 5. Inducement, நிமித்தம். 6. [in rhetoric.] A figure of speech showing the cause, motive, &c., ஓரலங்காரம். 7. [in logic.] The reason alleged in proof of a proposition, one of the three parts of an argument, the other two being பட்சம் and திட்டாந்தம்--as in attributing the existence of smoke to the presence of fire. Wils. p. 979. HETU. ஏதுக்காட்ட, inf. To show reasons, causes, &c., காரணங்காட்ட. ஏதுப்பண்ண, inf. To use means (to attain an object), வகைசெய்ய. ஏதுப்பார்க்க, inf. To seek occasion, opportunity, &c., வகைபார்க்க. ஏதுவாக, inf. To be adapted to; subject or liable to. ஏதுவாக்க, inf. To adapt, suit; to subject, make liable to. ஏதுவானவன், s. A man of property, means, pecuniary ability. ஏதுவிலக்கு, s. A figure in rhetoric --as காரணவிலக்கு. ஏதுவின்முடித்தல், v. noun. Giving the reasons or causes of things asserted by an author as a clue to the subject without extended description. See உத்தி. ஏதுவுருவகம், s. A figure in rhetoric, a kind of metaphor in which the point of resemblance is indicated, உருவகத் திலொன்று--as இவள்மாற்றத்தாற்கிள்ளை, in talk she is a parrot. ஏதுப்போலி--ஏதுவாபாசம், s. Fallacy of the reason of an argument. ஏதுவனுமானம், s. See அனுமா னம். மரணவேதுக்கள், s. Forebodings of death. ஏதிலார், s. [plu.] The poor, the destitute, வறியோர். (p.) 15)