–துவளு, கிறது, துவண்டது, துவளும், துவள, v. n. To waver, shake, move, vacillate, to be agitated, அசைய
To be flexible slender, weak, unable to sustain a weight–as a tender tree, or (fig.) a lady's waist, &c., மெல்லியதாயிருக்க
To fall, faint, droop under a load, &c., திவள. (See சவளு
To wrap, bend, shrink, twist, as boards in the sun, &c. நெளிய
To become thick and dry as curry. இறுக
To become rumpled, deprived of gloss, as a new-cloth, கசங்க
(in an impersonal sense.) To stick to, adhere, as oil, thick liquid, dust, or coloring matter, to the hand or a cloth; to stain, blot, color, soil, daub, smear, ஒட்ட
To become dry, as plants under a scorching sun, வாட. (c.) குழந்தைஅல்லித்தண்டுபோலத்துவண்டுகிடக்கிறது. The child is weak as the stalk of a lily. துவளாமல்காரியம்பார்க்க. To manage another's business without deriving any profit to one's self. To get business done without expense. பாலைத்துவளக்காய்ச்சினான். He boiled the milk until it was thick
துவணீர் — Filth, slimy matter about a new born infant; [ex நீர்.]
துவளச்சமைக்க — To make curry thick.
துவட்சி–துவளல் — Being thin, slender, flexible, shaking as unable to bear a weight, &c., மெலிவு.
Fabricius (1972)
துவள் — I. v.i.
, துவளு, I. v.i. be flexible or pliable
shake, be agitated, அசை
relax, slacken, தளர்
bend, warp, shrink, நெளி
become dry, வாடு
stick to, adhere, ஒட்டு
faint, droop under a load etc
அந்தக் காரியத்திலே மிகத் துவண்டிருக் கிறான் — he is very much bent on that business.
பாலைத் துவளக் காய்ச்சினான் — he boiled the milk until it was thick.
துவட்சி–துவளல் — being thin, slender, flexible; shaking as unable to bear a weight.