neyccṭṭi (p. 279) s. A kind of water lily, செங்கழுநீர். 2. See நெய். 81)

neṟṟiyōṭu (p. 281) s. The frontal bone. 32)

neṟṟimuṭṭupplkai (p. 281) s. End boards of a box, நெற்றிப்பலகை. 2. A board nailed to the end of the rafters, at the front of a bungalow, &c., கைமரந்தாங்குப லகை. 3. End of a 25)

neḷiyl (p. 281) s. [com. நெளிசல்.] Crookedness or deformity, any thing crooked; [ex நெளி, v.] நெளியலன், s. [fem. நெளியலி.] A crooked man, கூனன். நெளியலெடுக்க, inf. [prov.] To take out a bend, &c., as நெளிவெடுக்க. 8)

nerukkl (p. 279) s. Closeness, compactness. 2. Pressure of business. 3. Straits, as நெருக்கம். 97)

neṭuku (p. 279) கிறேன், நெடுகினேன், வேன், நெ டுக, v. n. To extend, be lengthened, protracted, delayed, நீடிக்க. 2. To grow tall, high, long, to become too tall, உயர. 3. [prov. in burlesque.] To run away, to be gone, as a thing lent or lost, மறைந்துபோக. 4. To die, சாக. நெடுக. inf. [adverbially.] Lengthwise, longitudinally. 2. Straight on, forward, progressively. 3. Protractedly continuously. (c.) நெடுகக்கிடந்துமாய்தல். Being long occupied by a troublesome engagement. நெடுகப்போயுலாவித்திரிதல். Walking about idly. நெடுகஇருத்தல், v. noun. Sitting or extending in a row. 2. Lasting long, enduring. 3. Waiting long. நெடுகஇழுக்க, inf. To drag a great distance. 2. To put off, commonly with some pretence. 3. To lengthen a sound in singing or reading, to drawl. 4. To linger, as a disease, be lengthened, as a law-suit. நெடுகநடக்க, inf. To walk straight along. 2. To last long as power, influence, prosperity. நெடுகப்பிடிக்க, inf. To continue as rain, &c. 2. To pass on without stopping at the usual places. 3. To be long delayed, as rain. 4. [prov.] To waste away, as property. 5. v. a. (c.) To strect or hold a thing at full length. 6. To occupy, or take up time. 7. To protract a speech, an action, &c. நெடுகப்போய்வர, inf. To walk back and forth. 2. To go about idly. நெடகப்போய்நெடுகவந்தால்சோறாகப்படுமா. If you only go and come directly, will there be rice? நெடுகவளர்தல், v. noun. Growing tall as a person or tree. நெடுகவிட, inf. To let out a cord, to veer. 2. To put off a thing, as நெடுக இழுக்க. நெடுகினகாரியம், s. [prov.] A protracted, tedious, wearisome business. 2. A desperate matter. 56)

neṟuneṟu (p. 281) க்கிறது, த்தது, க்கும், க்க, v. a. To grind, gnash, as the teeth; to craunch, &c., நரும. 2. To snap, as a stick in breaking, as a hedge when separated, ஒலிக்க. 3. To rattle, rumble, உறும. 4. To sound as the biting of a hard, brittle, or crispy substance, நெரிந்தொலிக்க. (c.) நெறுநெறெனல், v. noun. Sounding, as gnashing, snapping, &c., as நெறநெ றெனல். நெறுநெறென்றுகடித்தான். He craunched it. 19)

neruṭu (p. 280) கிறேன், நெருடினேன், வேன், நெ ருட, v. a. To roll two broken ends of yarn, between the fingers to join them, இழைபொருத்த. 2. To feel, to grope, தடவ. 3. To finger, to handle, to roll in the hand, or rub gently with the fingers, நிமிண்ட. (c.) 4. [prov.] To deceive, cheat, வஞ்சிக்க. நெருடிப்பார்க்க, inf. To try the quality of a cloth, or the smoothness of a paper, &c., by feeling. தலைநெருட, inf. To scratch the head or pick lice. 5)

nerṭu (p. 279) கிறது, நெரடினது, நெரடும், நெரட, v. n. To be difficult, hard, to contain hindrances, வருத்தமாக. 2. [improp for நெ ருடு.] To feel with the hands, &c, தடவ. நெரடு, v. noun. Being difficult to read, வாசிக்கக்கடினமானது. See நெருடு. 89)

neḷir (p. 281) கிறது, ந்தது, நெளிரும், நெளிர, v. n. To clamor, to buzz, to sound, as talk. 10)