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அளி

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See also: அழி and அலி

Betta Kurumba

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Etymology

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

Verb

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அளி (aḷi)

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

Tamil

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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அளி (aḷi)

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

Conjugation

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Noun

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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

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References

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  • 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