to diminish, decrease, lessen, abate, wane, dwindle, decline to be reduced in value, in estimation, in circumstances, in rank to be wanting, to prove insufficient, to be short
Complement, balance, the part wanting, arrears, ஏஞ்சல்
Remainder, overplus, remnant, the rest, residue, சேடம்
Fault, defect, flaw, குற்றம்
Dissatisfaction, grievance, umbrage, வெறுப்பு
displeasure, indignation–as of a demon of deity, in consequence of accustomed offerings being withholden, தெய்வக்குறை
Tribute; revenue, அரசிறை
[in gram.] Abscission, cutting off–as syncope, apocope, &c.; omission, suppression, சொல்லின் குறை. அவனுக்கென்மேற்குறையுண்டு. He is displeased with me; he has a complaint against me. இனியெனக்கென்னகுறை. What can I need more?
What defect is there in me now?
குறைகொள்ள–குறையாயெண்ண — To take a thing amiss, to feel aggrieved, to be piqued, to complain.
குறைசொல்ல — To complain, to state grievances, to utter complaints, to express dissatisfaction. 2. To reveal one's wants, குறைகூற. 3. To change with fault; to censure, criticise; to blame.
குறைதீர — To be supplied–as wants. 2. To be satisfied.
குறைதீர்க்க–குறையாற்ற–குறைநீக்க — To supply wants, to satisfy; to relieve necessities. 2. To pacify, appease. 3. To fulfil an obligation.
குறைமுடிக்க — To grant requests. 2. To supply wants. 3. To take revenge.
குறை (kuṟai) — infinitive
, கிறது, ந்தது, யும், ய, v. n. To diminish, decrease, lessen, abate, wane, shorten, dwindle, decline, சிறுக
To be reduced in numbers, value, circumstances; to be lowered in rank, estimation, கெட
To be wanting, to prove insufficient, to lack, to be short in weight, measure, number, &c., to be scanty, ஏஞ்ச
To be imperfect, incomplete, unfinished, defective, deficient, ஈனமாக
[in gram.] To be cut off, dropped, omitted, suppressed, &c., சொற்குறைந்துவர
To be scarce, dear, difficult of attainment, அருமையாயிருக்க
குறைய — To be insufficient, to be wanting.
ஏறக்குறைய — Nearly, almost, about. நடைகுறைந்துபோயிற்று. He now cannot walk much. 2. His influence is reduced. 3. The speed is reduced–as of horses, cattle, &c.
குறைந்தவிலை — A dear bargain; a high price. 2. A reduced price, a low price.
குறைந்தமரக்கால் — A scant measure.
வயிறுகுறைய — To be unsatisfied –as hunger.
குறைச்சல் — [vul. for. குறைதல்.] Defficiency, dearness, poverty, displeasure, complaint, &c. குறைச்சலல்ல. It is not dear.
குறை (kuṟai) — infinitive
, க்கிறேன், த்தேன், ப்பேன், க்க, v. a. To lessen, shorten, curtail, contract, deduct, சுருக்க
To reduce one's circumstances, power, authority, &c., to cut off, crop; to cut or hew down, to fell, குறுக்க, தறிக்க
To destroy, அழிக்க
குறைத்துக்கொடுக்க — To reduce payment, to pay less than the expected or stipulated sum. 2. To supply insufficiently–as food, &c.
குறைத்துப்பரிமாற — To provide or distribute food, &c. on a reduced scale.
குறைத்துப்போட — To diminish, curtail.
குறைத்துவர — To continue to decrease.
வயிற்றைக்குறைக்க — To live abstemiously, either to save money or from necessity. 2. To diminish the supplies of dependents, &c.