kaccapam (p. 85) s. A turtle, a tortoise, ஆமை. Wils. p. 179. KACHCHAPA. (p.) கச்சபக்கடாய், s. [com. கச்சக்க டாய்.] The shell of the tortoise. கச்சபாலையம், s. A shrine in Conjeveram. 58)

kirēstṉ (p. 111) s. [a corruption of கிரகஸ் தன்.] An honest man. 21)

kārāmpcu (p. 104) s. A fabulous cow in the world of Indra with the face of a woman and the wings of a bird, ஓர் தெய்வப்பசு. 2. A black cow with a black tongue and udder, being considered a superior kind, கரும்பசு. 115)

kāḷaṉ (p. 106) s. The leader of a division of the celestial army under the charge of Eiyanar, மாகாளன். 14)

kaṭikai (p. 87) s. An Indian hour of twenty-four minutes, நாழிகை. Wils. p. 37. GHADIKA. கடிகாரம்--கடியாரம், s. A watch, clock, dial, நாழிகையறியுங்கருவி. கடியாரக்காரன், s. A watch-maker. கடியாரஞ்சொல்ல, inf. To tell the hour. கடிகைமாக்கள், s. Panegyrists who pass before and after a prince pronouncing his titles and singing verses to his honor, மங்கலப்பாடகர். கடிகைவெண்பா, s. A poem in thirty-two நேரிசைவெண்பா, in which the poet sings the actions of gods and kings, which are said to be fulfilled in the space of an Indian hour, ஓர்பிரபந்தம். 51)

kāṟupāṟu (p. 106) s. [Hind. கார்பார்.] Superintendence, management, விசாரிப்பு. 2. Rebuke, reprehension, கண்டிப்பு. 3. Domination, அதிகாரத்துவம். 4. Business, affairs, வேலை. ஒருவன்மேற் காறுபாறாயிருக்கிறது. To keep a strict eye upon a person. காறுபாறுபடிக்க, inf. To learn how to manage business. காறுபாறுபார்க்க, inf. To superintend, to oversee, to manage. 40)

kākōtaram (p. 103) s. A snake, பாம்பு. Wils. p. 27. KAKODARA. 27) *

kīccuttārā (p. 113) s. [vul.] A kind of wild duck or teal, ஓர்தாரா. 11)

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)

kci (p. 85) கிறது, ந்தது, யும, ய, v. n. To grow moist, to ooze out--as moisture from a wall; to spread or extend--as humidity round a well, &c., ஈரமூற. 2. To perspire--as the hands and feet, வெயர்க்க. 3. To grow tender-minded, become compassionate, to relent, இரங்க. 4. To become soft, to melt--as jaggary, salt, &c., with damp, உப்புமுதலியனகசிய. 5. To weep, அழ. மனங்கசிகிறது. To become tender in mind, to be kind, affectionate, &c. மனங்கசிந்தழுகிறது. To weep bitterly. தலையிலெண்ணெய்கசிகிறது. The head is greasy with oil. நீர்கசிகிறநிலம். Marshy land in which moisture abounds. ஓட்டில்நீர்கசிகிறது. The moisture oozes from the tiles. கசிகசிப்பு, v. noun. Being wet or cold, &c., to the sense of touch, கசிவு. கசிவு, v. noun. Dampness, greasiness, moisture--as of land, sugar, salt, furniture, &c., ஈரம். 2. Tenderness, sensibility, softness, அன்பு. 3. Secretion, perspiration on the surface of the body, வெயர்வை. 4. Pain, distress, வருத்தம். கசிவகத்துண்மை, s. One of the ten வேளாண்மைமாந்தரியல்பு. 2. Kind-heartedness. கசிவானபேச்சு, s. obliging, courteous language, tender expression. கசிவானமனம், s. A relenting or affectionate mind, a heart susceptible of tender feelings, devotional or otherwise. 50) *