நெல் - Nel
நெல்லு, s. paddy, unhusked rice, சாலி; 2. a measure, the length of a rice-corn, ஓரளவு.
நெல்லடை, tithe of rice, portion of rice given as tax to government. நெல்லரி, a sheaf of rice-corn. நெல்லிடை, a weight equal to a grain of paddy. நெல்லு (க்) கட்டிவைக்க, to store up paddy. நெல்லு (க்) குத்த, to beat paddy in a mortar. நெல்லைக்குத்தி அறுவாக்க, to beat paddy and prepare the rice for the kitchen. நெல்லு (ப்) பிடிக்க, to lay up paddy in store; 2. to buy paddy wholesale. நெல்லு வேவிக்க, to boil rice gently for husking. நெல்லுறை, a receptacle for paddy. நெல்லூறவைக்க, to soak or macerate paddy. நெற்கடை, நெற்கிடை, a space in witing equal to a grain of rice. நெற்குழி, a pit under-ground to keep paddy in. நெற்கூடு, a store basket for rice made of sticks. நெற்சூடு, a small stack of unthreshed rice. நெற்பழம், rice grains bursting from rankness, indicative of a good crop. நெற்பயிர், growing rice. நெற்பொறி, fried or parched paddy. நெற்போர், large stack of unthreshed rice. நென்மணி, rice grain. நென்மா, rice-flour. விரைநெல், choice, well ripened rice, for seed.
தூம் - tum
s. (Tel.) a measure, ஓரளவு.
தேவதூம், part of the produce of a field given to a temple. ரெட்டித்தூம், part of the produce given to the headman of a village.
