அளவு

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Tamil

Etymology

From அள (aḷa, “to measure, to weigh”) +‎ -வு (-vu). Cognate with Malayalam അളവ് (aḷavŭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

அளவு • (aḷavu)

  1. amount, quantity
  2. size, dimension, measure, number
    Synonym: பரிமாணம் (parimāṇam)
  3. (music) a variety of duration of time-measure consisting of three mātrās
  4. opportunity, favourable occasion
    Synonym: சமயம் (camayam)
  5. quality, nature
    Synonym: தன்மை (taṉmai)
  6. revenue survey
    Synonym: நிலவளவு (nilavaḷavu)
  7. limit
  8. knowledge, wisdom
    Synonym: ஞானம் (ñāṉam)

Declension

u-stem declension of அளவு (aḷavu)
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

Adverb

அளவு • (aḷavu)

  1. until, only so far, so much
    Synonym: மட்டும் (maṭṭum)

Postposition

அளவு • (aḷavu)

  1. from
    Synonym: தொடங்கி (toṭaṅki)

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “அளவு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
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