- [nempu] ''s.'' [''prov.'' நென்பு.] A nail with out a head, a nail or peg sharp at both ends for joining the seams of boards, இருகூர்ஆணி. 2. Ribs or rounds of a lad der, ஏணிப்பழு. 3. Pins or ribs joining to gether the two beams of a well-sweep, serving also as steps for the man who treads it, ஏற்றமடலாணி. 4. ''[in mechanics.]'' The lever, உலுக்குமரம். 5. ''[prov.]'' Ribs, விலாவெலும்பு. அவனுக்குப்பாரஞ்சுமந்துநெம்புகழன்றது. He is greatly fatigued; ''(lit.)'' he has broken the நெம்பு of his back.
- [nempu] கிறேன், நெம்பினேன், வேன், நெம்ப, ''v. a.'' To lift with a lever, as any thing from the ground, a door from its hinges, &c., கிளப்ப. ''(c.)''
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