குறுக்கு

s. That which is athwart, across, transverse, in a cross, direction, திரியக்கு. 2. Diameter, intersection; transit, விட்டம். 3. Frustration; check, hinderance, எதிர். 4. Shortness, briefness, சுருக்கம். 5. Intervention, இடையீடு. 6. The hips, the loins, இடுப்பு.

குறுக்கீடாகப்போக, inf. To go across.

குறுக்குக்கட்டுக்கட்ட, inf. To tie the cloth a little above the breasts, and around the trunk--as women often do.

குறுக்குக்கேள்வி--குறுக்குவினா, s. Cross questioning, cross examination. 2. Ir relevant questions.

குறுக்குச்சட்டம், s. A cross piece in a frame. 2. Braces to connect the pairs of refters. 3. A cross beam.

குறுக்குச்சார், s. [prov.] A short or cross side of a native house; a raised floor on the outside or inside of the shorter wall of a native house.

குறுக்குப்பாடு, v. noun. Lying across, or in a transverse direction, குறுக்கிடம். 2. A transverse direction, குறுக்கு.

குறுக்குப்பாதை--குறுக்குவழி, s. A cross path, a short cut.

குறுக்கும்மறுக்கும்--குறுக்குநெடுக்கும், adv. Cross-wise, transversely, passing through and through in every direction.

குறுக்கே, adv. Cross-wise, transversely, athwart. 2. Between, intermediately. 3. In opposition or contradiction.

குறுக்கேதடுக்க, inf. To interpose and prevent--as a by-stander. 2. To meet a person, stop him and forbid his pro ceeding. 3. To check, prevent, obstruct, stop, interrupt.

குறுக்கேபோக, inf. To go across; to go a short way. 2. To cross one's track, or path--as a cat, &c., considered a bad omen. 3. To pass between persons or things. 4. To die prematurely and in the prime of life. 5. To transgress one's commands; to go or act against one's wishes, counsel, &c.

குறுக்கிட, inf. To come across--as animals of bad omen. 2. To interfere.

குறுக்களவு, s. Dimension across; thick ness; the diameter. 2. The extent or measure of any line or direction parallel wit the diameter.

குறுக்கடி, s. A precipitate step or measure; a rash course; a contrary or contradictory procedure. 2. A short, hasty, abrupt or crabbed answer; an assertion without due deliberation. 3. A stroke at one's loins.

குறுக்கடிநியாயம், s. Abrupt, inconclu sive reasoning.

குறுக்கடியாயடிக்க, inf. To speak, pro nounce, conclude, &c., too hastily; to be precipitate, or rash. 2. To be too sum mary in a proceeding--little used.

குறுக்குப்புத்தி, s. [prov.] Headiness, rashness, கோணற்புத்தி.

குறுக்குச்சூத்திரம், s. A formula, theorem or rule expressing the shortest method of performing a calculation, &c.; a brief, con.prehensive rule.

குறுக்கேமடக்க, inf. [prov.] To confute or refute at once; to stop one's mouth by short answer.

குறுக்கேமுறிக்க, inf. To break into two. 2. To break off in the midst of a busi ness; to leave a work unfinished. 3. To leave a company in displeasure.

குறுக்கேவிழ--குறுக்கேவர, inf. To inter fere, intermeddle.

கிறேன், குறுக்கினேன், வேன், குறுக்க, v. a. To shorten, curtail, reduce, contract, lessen, retrench, குறைக்க. 2. To abbreviate, abridge, epitomize, abstract, சுருக்க.

கையைக்குறுக்க, inf. To retrench ex penses. 2. To be close-handed; to give sparingly.

குறுக்கல், v. noun. [in gram.] Shorten ing, contraction--as of a long letter.