kuṟil (p. 132) --குறிலெழுத்து, s. [in gram.] A short letter, either a short vowel--as அ, இ, உ, எ, or ஒ, or a short compound letter, --as க, சி, து. &c., opposed to நெடில்.--Note. The word is sometimes contracted into குறி; [ex குறு, short.] குறிலிணை, s. A syllable of two short letters; the union of two short letters-as in அறி, குறி. குறிநெடில், s. A syllable consisting of one short and one long letter; the union of a short letter and a long one-as in இரா, பலா. 27)