congealகல்லாகுkallāku(kallaahu)(3b intr)form into a hard mass; harden
Usage:
கோந்தை வெளியே வைத்தால் கல்லாகும்kōntai veḷiyē vaittāl kallākum
goonde veḷile vaccaa kallaahum
If you leave glue out for a while, it will congeal and harden.
petrifyகல்லாகுkallāku(kallaahu)(3b intr)(of heart) turn into a stone; (of body) become toughened and hard
Usage:
அவனுடைய இதயம் கல்லாகிப்போனது போலத் தெரிகிறதுavaṉuṭaiya itayam kallākippōṉatu pōlat terikiṟatu
avanooḍa idayam kallaahipoonadu maadiri teriyudu
His heart seems to have petrified and turned to stone.
