அளவு
Appearance
Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From அள (aḷa, “to measure, to weigh”) + -வு (-vu). Cognate with Malayalam അളവ് (aḷavŭ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]அளவு • (aḷavu)
- amount, quantity
- size, dimension, measure, number
- Synonym: பரிமாணம் (parimāṇam)
- (music) a variety of duration of time-measure consisting of three mātrās
- opportunity, favourable occasion
- Synonym: சமயம் (camayam)
- quality, nature
- Synonym: தன்மை (taṉmai)
- revenue survey
- Synonym: நிலவளவு (nilavaḷavu)
- limit
- knowledge, wisdom
- Synonym: ஞானம் (ñāṉam)
Declension
[edit]u-stem declension of அளவு (aḷavu) | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | அளவு aḷavu |
அளவுகள் aḷavukaḷ |
Vocative | அளவே aḷavē |
அளவுகளே aḷavukaḷē |
Accusative | அளவை aḷavai |
அளவுகளை aḷavukaḷai |
Dative | அளவுக்கு aḷavukku |
அளவுகளுக்கு aḷavukaḷukku |
Genitive | அளவுடைய aḷavuṭaiya |
அளவுகளுடைய aḷavukaḷuṭaiya |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | அளவு aḷavu |
அளவுகள் aḷavukaḷ |
Vocative | அளவே aḷavē |
அளவுகளே aḷavukaḷē |
Accusative | அளவை aḷavai |
அளவுகளை aḷavukaḷai |
Dative | அளவுக்கு aḷavukku |
அளவுகளுக்கு aḷavukaḷukku |
Benefactive | அளவுக்காக aḷavukkāka |
அளவுகளுக்காக aḷavukaḷukkāka |
Genitive 1 | அளவுடைய aḷavuṭaiya |
அளவுகளுடைய aḷavukaḷuṭaiya |
Genitive 2 | அளவின் aḷaviṉ |
அளவுகளின் aḷavukaḷiṉ |
Locative 1 | அளவில் aḷavil |
அளவுகளில் aḷavukaḷil |
Locative 2 | அளவிடம் aḷaviṭam |
அளவுகளிடம் aḷavukaḷiṭam |
Sociative 1 | அளவோடு aḷavōṭu |
அளவுகளோடு aḷavukaḷōṭu |
Sociative 2 | அளவுடன் aḷavuṭaṉ |
அளவுகளுடன் aḷavukaḷuṭaṉ |
Instrumental | அளவால் aḷavāl |
அளவுகளால் aḷavukaḷāl |
Ablative | அளவிலிருந்து aḷaviliruntu |
அளவுகளிலிருந்து aḷavukaḷiliruntu |
Derived terms
[edit]- சுற்றளவு (cuṟṟaḷavu)
Adverb
[edit]அளவு • (aḷavu)
Postposition
[edit]அளவு • (aḷavu)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அளவு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press