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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Paiyeṉal (பையெனல்) [pai-eṉal] noun Onomatopoeic expression of (a) being slow or gentle; மெதுவாதற்குறிப்பு. கையிற் சுட்டிப் பையென வெண்ணி [methuvatharkurippu. kaiyir suttip paiyena venni] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 257). (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு [sudamaninigandu]): (b) being dim, dull; ஒளிமழுங்குதற் குறிப்பு. பாடுநர் கடும்பும் பையென் றனவே [olimazhunguthar kurippu. padunar kadumbum paiyen ranave] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 238): (c) being distressed; வருந்தற்குறிப்பு. பையென்ற நெஞ்சத்தேம் [varuntharkurippu. paiyenra nenchathem] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 118).

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