சவம்

s. A corpse, a carcass, பிரேதம். (c.) W. p. 834. S'AVA. 2. A vampire or demon, பிசாசம். (Compare சாவு.) 3. Speed, velocity, சீக்கிரம். (சது.) W. p. 346. JAVA.

சவக்காடு, s. A burial place not en closed. (p.)

சவக்காலை, s. [prov.] A grave-yard, a cemetry; [ex காலை, enclosure.]

சவக்கிரியை, s. The funeral rite per formed by a Siva guru, when practica ble, and not by a brahman, before the burning or burial. 2. Funeral rites, ceremonies, &c., in common.

சவக்குழி--சவவறை, s. A grave, a se pulchre.

சவங்கட்ட, inf. [prov.] To tie up a corpse in a winding sheet with three strips of cloth.

சவங்கிளப்ப, inf. To disinter, tear up a corpse--as dogs, jackals, &c.

சவச்சேமம், s. Interment, (lit.) a secure disposal of the corpse. 2. Preparation of a corpse for taking it to the funeral pile or grave. (c.)

சவத்துக்குமாரடிக்க, inf. To beat the breast at a funeral, in grief, &c.; also used as a curse.

சவந்தளம்ப, inf. To be termulous, as the corpse when carried; sometimes supposed to be caused by a demon shaking it, and regarded as ominous of other deaths in the family.

சவப்பெட்டி, s. A coffin. சவம்விழ. May some one of your family die. (lit.) to fall, as a corpse.