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Tamil
Etymology
From இரட்டை (iraṭṭai, “double, dual”) + கிளவி (kiḷavi, “word”), translates to 'double word' or 'double imitative word.'
Pronunciation
Noun
இரட்டைக்கிளவி • (iraṭṭaikkiḷavi)
- (grammar) a doublet formed mostly by imitation of a sound to produce adjectives and adverbs and sometimes, even verbs.
- Example:
- துருதுரு (turuturu, “active, restless”)
- மளமள (maḷamaḷa, “quick”)
- பளபள (paḷapaḷa, “gleaming, glowing”)
- லொடலொட (loṭaloṭa, “talkative, loud”)
- படபட (paṭapaṭa, “nervous, anxious”)
- வளவள (vaḷavaḷa, “wordy, babbling, lengthy”).
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