அள

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Betta Kurumba அளி (aḷi), Kannada ಅಳೆ (aḷe), Malayalam അളക്കുക (aḷakkuka), Tulu ಅಳ (aḷa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐɭɐ/

Verb

அள • (aḷa) (transitive)

  1. to measure, fathom, explore, estimate
  2. to weigh
  3. to estimate or gauge (a person)
  4. to distribute, mete out, ration
    Synonym: பங்கிடு (paṅkiṭu)
  5. (colloquial) to prattle, chatter, gossip
  6. to expatiate, to dwell lengthily upon a subject
  7. to exaggerate
  8. (intransitive) to talk together, hold converse
    Synonym: அளவளாவு (aḷavaḷāvu)
  9. (intransitive) to mingle, blend
    Synonym: கல (kala)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • அளபு (aḷapu)
  • அளப்பு (aḷappu)
  • அளவன் (aḷavaṉ)
  • அளவு (aḷavu)
  • அளவை (aḷavai)

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