pastry. 9. Revolution.10. Cycle of planet. 11. Circuit,
     surrounding area. 12. A revenue unit of some villages.
     13. Course of a meal, etc. va——aravu, n. Circularity.

va——an, Round person.

va——ƒn. Porringer, bowl.

va——ai, n. 1. Felloe, rim of a wheel. 2. Madras measure.

vadai, n. Round cake generally made of black gram.

vadagam, n. A mixture of flour, herbs, spices, etc., made into balls
     and dried in the sun.

va——akai, n. 1. Circuit, surrounding area or region.
      2. Area, region. 3. Bowl.

va——ƒram, n. Surrounding area, region.

va——a–am, n. Round shield.

va——a–i, v.i. To become round or circular.
     v.t. To make round or circular.

va——a–ai, n. 1. Circle, circular form. 2. Cymbals.
     3. Circular course, as of a horse. 4. Globe, ball.
     5. Shield. 6. Brandishing, as of a sword.

va˜-(var)-vari, v.t. 1. To paint, to draw, to write.

Cf. va˜ai, To paint, to delineate. 2. To tie, bind, fasten.

n. 1, Tax, orig. paid in kind tied in gunny bags.

2. Line, streak, stripe, orig. curved. 3. Written character.

varai, v.t. 1. To draw, to paint, 2. To write. 3. To Mark, demarcate,
     limit, restraint.

vari+a–am=vara–am. n. 1. Surrounding. 2. Surrounding wall, rampart.
     3. Covering, screening. 4. Coat. 5. Round-berried cuspidate-
     leaved lingam tree. 5. Paint, drawing. 6. Letter. 7. Colour.
     8. Caste, 9. Tune-type.

vara–am–va––am, n. 1. Paint. 2. Colour. 3. Beauty. 4. Adorning,
     decoration. 5. Caste, 6. Species. 7. Nature, character, quality.
     10. Way, manner, method. 11. Poetic rhythm. 12. Technical
     rhythm, as of Tiruppuga‰ . 13. Tune-type. 14. Song.