அள
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Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Malayalam അളക്കുക (aḷakkuka), Betta Kurumba அளி (aḷi). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]அள • (aḷa) (transitive)
- to measure
- to weigh
- to distribute, mete, ration
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of அள (aḷa)
Derived terms
[edit]- அளவு (aḷavu)
References
[edit]- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “அள”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House