tiṇmai (p. 238) s. Firmness, strength, power, valor, robustness, வலிமை. 2. Truth, verity, certainty, மெய்மை. (சது.) 3. Hardness, compactness, கடினம். 4. Correctness, accuracy, நிதானம். 5. Heaviness, bulkiness, பாரம். திண்மைக்கவர்ச்சி, s. Gravitation. திண்மைக்கவர்ச்சிமையம், s. Centre of gravity. 55) *

tẕuvu (p. 229) s. Embracing, clasping, ஆலிங் கனம். 2. An armful, கொடுங்கையளவு. (c.) அவன்தழுவுக்குப்பிடிபடவில்லை. He shook him off. ஒருதழுவுவைக்கோல். An armful of straw. தழுவுக்கடங்காதபருமன். What cannot be clasped by the two arms--as a tree, &c. தழுவுதொடர்--தழுஉத்தொடர், s. [in gram.] Combination of such words as give a proper meaning, in their connection; the oppos. of தழாத்தொடர். 21)

tkaivilāṉkuruvi (p. 220) --தகைவிலாங் குருவி, s. [vul.] A swallow, அடைக்கலாங்கு ருவி. 14)

tkṭṭuccempu (p. 219) s. Copper of a superior kind in plates. 6) *

taṇṭi (p. 222) s. A celebrated poet, one of the nine gems or celebrated authors in the court of king Bojas, and authors of a work on rhetoric, which has been translated from Sanscrit into Tamil and called தண்டியலங்காரம், ஓர்புலவன். 2. One of the sixty-three devotees of Siva; also called தண்டோன். 3. Another of the sixty-three devotees of Siva, called தண்டியடிகள், said to have been born blind, and afterward, to have received sight, ஓர்சிவனடியான். தண்டியலங்காரம், s. A treatise on rhetoric, comprising thirty-five figures, ஓர்நூல். 67)

tttḷi (p. 223) க்கிறேன், த்தேன், ப்பேன், க்க, v. n. To struggle for life or breath, as one drowning; to be in consternation or trepidation; to be in a dilemma, at one's wit's end; to be greatly agitated--as one exposed to fire, wild beasts, &c., திடுக்கிட. 2. To be in great straits, as persons in time of drought, famine, or of an epidemic, வருந்த. 3. To vacillate, hesitate, தடுமாற. (c.) தத்தளிப்பு, v. noun. Struggling for life, fluttering to escape, தியக்கம். 2. Trepidation, perturbation, agitation; great straits, தடுமாற்றம்.(c.) 38)

tīvāṉ (p. 244) s. (pers.) A deevan, Mohammedan officer; also தீவானம். 2. See தீவு. 9)

tngku (p. 221) கிறேன், தங்கினேன், வேன், தங்க, v. n. To stay, to sojourn, to lodge, to halt, to wait, to stand still, வைக. 2. To rest, to be seated, to have a place, residence, &c., ஓய்ந்திருக்க. 3. To cease to flow, as the menses; to be obstructed in its course, as water; to be stopped, as a floating thing or a car; to be fixed as substance between the teeth; to adhere, or inhere, தடைபட. 4. To hesitate in speaking, தாமதிக்க. 5. To be reserved or kept back, to remain due, இருப்பாயிருக்க. 6. To rely or depend on, to be dependent, சார்ந்திருக்க. 7. To continue as property or prosperity; to be retained in the mind, நிலைபெற்றிருக்க. (c.) அவன்கையிலேபணந்தங்காது. Money will not stay in his hand. வயிற்றிலேயொன்றுந்தங்குகிறதில்லை. Nothing remains in his bowels. தங்கித்தங்கிவாசிக்க, inf. To read with hesitation, difficulty, stopping, &c. தங்கிநின்றமழை, s. [prov.] Rain after cessation and drought. தங்கிவிழ, inf. To be impeded in falling--as fruits, &c., and then to fall afterwards. தங்கு, v. noun. Staying, stopping, தங் குதல். தங்குகடலுக்குப்போக--தங்குதோணிக் குப்போக, inf. [prov. vul.] To go on a fishing trip for a few days. தங்குதடை, s. Hesitation, impediment, (c.) தங்குதண்ணீர், s. Water lodged in hollows after rain, &c. 2. Water collected in a well. 3. Irrigation of a field or garden, after a lapse of the proper time. 4. Water lodged on foliage, roofs, &c, and then dropping. கூரைத்தண்ணீர். 5. Water impeded for a time and then flowing with force, on the removal of the obstruction. தங்குதண்ணீரிறைக்க, inf. [prov.] To irrigate after some delay. தங்குதரி--தங்குதரிப்பு, v. noun. Stopping, halting; impediment, a pleonastic form. See தரி. தங்குதுறை, s. [prov.] A port at which a vessel touches. தங்குவலை, s. [prov.] A net cast into the sea, and left for some hours, to catch fish. 25)

tṇ (p. 222) s. Coolness; that which is refreshing, குளிர்ச்சி. 2. adj. Cool. (p.) தண்கதிர்--தண்சுடர்--தண்ணவன், s. The moon; (lit.) the cool-rayed, சந்திரன். தண்ணீர், s. Cold or fresh water, குளிர்ந்தநீர். 2. [improp.] Water in general, நீர். 3. What is too much diluted, இளகுந்தன்மை.--commonly used தண்ணி. தண்ணீராக, inf. To become watery, to be too much diluted. தண்ணீராக்க, inf. To cause one to have pity. 2. To dissolve metals. 3. To dilute. மனதைத்தண்ணீராக்கிவிட்டான். He has gained his good will. தண்ணீருக்குவிட, inf. To let cattle drink. தண்ணீரெற்ற, inf. To throw out water, with the feet, hands, &c. தண்ணீர்கட்ட, inf. To admit water into garden beds and confine it. தண்ணீர்காட்ட, inf. To water beasts. 2. To deceive, to tantalize; from the story of a buffoon who obeyed the command literally, and showed water to his master's horse, but did not suffer him to drink. தண்ணீர்காண, inf. To appear or gush out, as water in a newly dug well. தண்ணீர்குடித்தபாடம்--தண்ணீர்ப்பா டம், s. An expression used to denote intimate acquaintance. 2. A lesson well learnt. 3. A science well mastered. (c.) தண்ணீர்க்கண்டம், s. Accident by water. See கண்டம். தண்ணீர்கலசம்-தண்ணீர்க்குடம், s. A water-pot. தண்ணீர்க்காரன், s. (fem. தண்ணீர்க்காரி. vul. தண்ணீர்க்காரிச்சி.) A man who draws or brings water. தண்ணீர்க்கால், s. A water-course, a channel for water. தண்ணீர்தெளிக்க, inf. To sprinkle water for the purification of sheep, for sacrifice. 2. (fig.) To give one over to his own way. நான்அவனைத்தண்ணீர்தெளித்துவிட்டுவிட்டேன். I have left him to himself. தண்ணீர்த்தவனம்--தண்ணீர்விடாய், s. Thirst. தண்ணீர்த்துறை, s. The entrance to a tank, river, &c., where men or cattle go for water. தண்ணீர்பட்டபாடு, v. noun. Like water; i. e. profuse, plentiful, free. (c.) தண்ணீர்ப்பந்தல்--தண்ணீர்ச்சாலை, s. A shed where water, butter-milk, lemonade, &c., are furnished. தண்ணீர்ப்பிடி--தண்ணீர்ப்பிடிப்பு, v. noun. Being watery as food or fruits. 2. Containing water, as pustules. 3. Being suffused with watery humors, as the body. 4. The limit of the water in a tank. See சீர்ப்பிடி. தண்ணீர்ச்சாரை, s. A kind of ratsnake living in tanks, as நீர்ச்சாரை. தண்ணீர்ப்பகை, s. Hurtfulness of some kinds of water. (Rare.) தண்ணீர்ப்பாம்பு, s. A water snake, whose bite is not venomous. தண்ணீர்மாற, s. [prov.] To lead water into garden-beds, to trees, &c. (c.) தண்ணீர்வார்க்க, s. To give water to travellers from a water shed. 2. To pour water for a low caste person to drink, who is not allowed to touch the cup. தலைக்குத்தண்ணீர்வார்த்தல். Bathing a girl with appropriate ceremonies, on her becoming marriageable; done by aged matrons, not widows, who are not allowed to be present. தண்ணீரொத்துக்கொள்ள, inf. To agree with one's constitution, as water. (c.) தண்ணீரோத--தண்ணீர்மந்திரிக்க, inf. To consecrate, or enchant water to be given to a woman in labor, &c., to dispel the effects of the evil eye, &c. தண்ணீர்விட்டான், appel. n. A kind of plant, a linear leaved shrub, Asparagus racemosus. (Willd.) தண்ணீர்விட்டான்கிழங்கு, s. The root of the above, containing cool water. 50) *

tuṭṭvi (p. 245) s. A shrub bearing an edible fruit, ஓர்செடி, Rhamnus circumcissus, L. 54)