s. a snake in general, especially the cobra capella,
nakakanni , -kannikai , a female of the Naga race.
nakacapam , curse of a cobra inflicted on a person for killing it.
nakacinnam ,nakacuram ,nakasvaram , a kind of clarionet.
nakacetanan , Indra.
nakatali , a medicinal plant used as an antidote to snake bites.
nakaticai , the west,meyku .
nakatevan ,nakarajan , the chief of the Nagas, Adisesha,nakanatan .
nakanatan , Indra; 2. Adisesha.
nakapatam , the spread and figured neck of the cobra, ear-rings worn by females with the figure of a serpent.
nakapantam , one of the curious kinds of poems.
nakapacam , a kind of snake-like rope used in warfare.
nakappaccai , a precious stone.
nakappayyu , --vavai , alloy of zinc in silver.
nakappampu , the cobra.
nakappiratistai , the making of a fiveheaded cobra and worshipping it, to expiate the sin of killing a cobra, to which sin is attributed dearth of offspring.
nakappucci , vulg.nakkuppucci , an earth-worm,punakam .
nakamanal , sand containing lead.
nakamalli , --mallikai , a medicinal plant, justicia nasuta.
nakarattinam , a gem supposed to be found in the head of the cobra.
nakalokam , Swerga; 2. the world of the Nagas, Patala.
nakavarali , a kind of tune,orirakam .
nakavalli ,nakavalli , a betel plant; 2. the finishing ceremony of a marriage on the 5th day.
nakavatai , a slight alloy in gold coin supposed to be contracted from the metal of the mould.
nakacanan , (acanam , food) the Brahmany kite whose food is snakes.
nakastiram , same asnakapacam .
nakantakan ,nakari , Garuda, as the devourer of snakes.
nakaparanan , Siva as wearing serpents as ornaments.
nakalayam , the abode of the Nagas, the inferior world.
nakentiran , asnakatevan ; 2. the cobra, as a deity.
payavainakam , a flying dragon.
painnakam , a cobra.
s. the nail of the fingers or toes; 2. a talon, a claw; 3. a mountain,
நகமும் சதையுமாயிருக்கிறார்கள் , they are very intimate friends.
நகக்கண் , the root of the nail,நகக்கால் .
நகக்காளான் , a kind of fungus supposed to spring from nail parings.
நகக்குறி , -ரேகை , marks or indents of the nail; (erotics).
நகச்சுற்று , -சுற்றி , a whitlow.
நகம் வளர்க்க , to let the nails grow long.
நகம் வாங்கி , -வெட்டி , a barber's instrument for cutting the nails.
நகவுளி , asநகம் வாங்கி ; 2. a carpenter's tool.
நகாயுதம் , (lit. the talon-armed), a lion; a tiger; a cock; any beast or bird having talons.
நகேசன் , the personified Himalaya mountain.