- [iḷai] ''s.'' Main guard, a strong watch to a fortress, &c., தலைக்காவல். 2. A jungle --as a means of defence, காவற்காடு. 3. A hedge, a fence, வேலி. 4. A cloud, மேகம். 5. Tenderness, இளமை. 6. The son of the king Karoottaman, who by a curse was changed into a woman, and became the wife of Mercury, புதனின்மனைவி. ''(p.)''
- [iḷai] க்கிறேன், த்தேன், ப்பேன், க்க, ''v. n.'' To tire, grow weary, be fatigued, exhausted, to languish, தொய்ய. 2. To grow emaciated, be lean, meagre, &c., மெலிய. 3. To be worn out with age, sickness, &c., to become decrepit, தளர. 4. To become poor, be worn out--as land by continued culti vation, want of manure, &c., சக்திகுறைய. 5. To grow weak and wanting in luxuriance or fruitfulness--as trees, rice, &c., to fade--as a color, வளங்குறைய. 6. To fail before a foe or rival, to yield to superior force, தோற்க. ஒருத்தனுக்கொருத்தனிளையான். One is not in ferior to the other, one will not yield to the other (they will fight till they die, ex cept they to parted).
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