nerungkl (p. 279) s. A reprimand, threat, உ றுதிச்சொல். 2. A killing, கொல்லல். 3. [ex நெருங்கு.] A throng, a press, செறிவு. (சது.)

neyppu (p. 279) s. Pus, matter, சீ. 2. See நெய், v. குருநெய்ப்புக்கொள்ள, inf. To be filled with matter as pustules in small pox. 87)

neṭṭ (p. 279) adj. As நெடிய, long. நெட்டநெடியது, appel. n. A thing very long, very tall. (c.) 61)

neṭumai (p. 279) s. Length, extension, நீட்சி. 2. Tallness, height of a person, tree, &c., உயரம். 3. Continuation, protraction, நீண் டது. 4. Immoderateness, excessiveness, அமிதம். 5. (சது.) Female hair, பெண்மயிர்.-Note. In derivatives from this word, the final letter or whole syllable may be dropped or changed by rule, and the middle vowel changed--Thus, as adjectives, from நெடுமை, are நெடு, நெடிய, நெட்ட, நெட்டு, and in combination, நெடுங்காலம், நெடியார், நெட்டு யிர், &c. நெடிது, appel. n. [neuter of a symbolic verb.] Long, a long thing. நெடியவட்டம், s. Large shield, பெ ருங்கேடகம். நெடியவன், s. A tall man. 2. Vishnu, as the tall one, Trivicrama, விஷ்ணு. நெடியன்--நெடியான், s. [plu. நெடியர், &c.] A tall man, நெடியவன். நெடியாரைக்குறியாரைஆற்றிலேஅறியலாம்..... Who are the tall and who the short will appear at the river; i. e. the thing will be known on examination. நெடியோன், s. As நெடியவன். 60)

neṟimai (p. 281) s. Rectitude, honesty, நன் னெறி. (R.) 17)

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)

nēk (p. 281) inf. [as adv. com. for நெக, which see.] Well pulverized, very soft. (c.) நேகஅரை. Grind it well. (Beschi.) 15)

neṭuppm (p. 279) s. [improp.] Length, extent, நீட்சி. 59)

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)

neṭṭāym (p. 279) s. Setting bricks upright, in building a wall. (R.) 62)