கேள்
Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Kannada ಕೇಳು (kēḷu), Malayalam കേൾക്കുക (kēḷkkuka).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]கேள் • (kēḷ)
- (transitive, intransitive) to listen to, hear
- to ask, question, inquire
- to investigate
- to request, solicit
- to require, demand, claim
- to be informed of
- to avenge, punish
- to bid, offer, inquire the price of
- to cure
- to learn, be instructed in
- to accept, agree to
- to tolerate, brook
- (intransitive) to come under the control of; to be cured
- to obey, be submissive, docile
- to be heard (as a call), to reach (as a sound)
- to get permission
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of கேள் (kēḷ)
Derived terms
[edit]- கேள்வி (kēḷvi)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கேள்-தல்,_கேட்டல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press