போல்

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಪೋಲು (pōlu), Kannada ಹೋಲು (hōlu), Malayalam പോലെ (pōle), Telugu పోలు (pōlu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poːl/

Verb

போல் • (pōl)

1. to resemble
2. to match, equal

Postposition

போல் • (pōl)

1. like [with accusative]

   Synonym: மாதிரி (mātiri)

2. as if

Alternative forms

• போல (pōla)

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “போல்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
• David W. McAlpin (1981) “போல்”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page 54
• University of Madras (1924–1936) “போல்-தல்,_போலு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press