அலை
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Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Kannada ಅಲೆ (ale), Malayalam അല (ala), Telugu అల (ala).
Noun
[edit]அலை • (alai)
- billow, ripple, wave
- Synonym: நீர்த்திரை (nīrttirai)
- sea
- Synonym: கடல் (kaṭal)
- fullness
- Synonym: மிகுதி (mikuti)
Derived terms
[edit]- அலைப்பேசி (alaippēci)
Verb
[edit]அலை • (alai)
- (intransitive) to wander (to and fro for an object)
- Synonym: திரி (tiri)
- to oscillate, wave, shake
- Synonym: அசை (acai)
- to wander in weariness, to be harassed
- Synonym: வருந்து (varuntu)
- to stagger, totter
- Synonym: தள்ளாடு (taḷḷāṭu)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of அலை (alai)
Etymology 2
[edit]Causative of the verb above.
Verb
[edit]அலை • (alai)
- (transitive) to move, shake
- to cause to wander back and forth, drive hither and thither
- to harass, vex, afflict, annoy
- to beat, slap
- to disorganize, reduce to poverty
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of அலை (alai)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அலை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press