அளி

See also: அழி and அலி

Betta Kurumba

Etymology

Compare Malayalam അളക്കുക (aḷakkuka), Tamil அள (aḷa).

Verb

அளி (aḷi)

  1. to measure
  2. to weigh
  3. to judge

Tamil

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐɭɪ/, [ɐɭi]

Verb

அளி • (aḷi)

  1. to give, provide
  2. to offer, gift, bestow
  3. to grant
  4. to preserve, protect

Conjugation

Noun

அளி • (aḷi)

  1. love
  2. clemency, grace
  3. desire
  4. gift, present, alms
  5. civility, politeness
  6. one who is kind
  7. poverty, wretchedness
  8. unripe fruit
  9. bee, beetle
  10. honey, ale

Derived terms

  • அளிந்தார் (aḷintār)
  • அளிப்பு (aḷippu)
  • அளியன் (aḷiyaṉ)
  • வாக்களி (vākkaḷi)

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “அளி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “அளி”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
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