கள்

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Tamil

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ (“toddy”). Cognate with Telugu కల్లు (kallu), Kannada ಕಳ್ಳು (kaḷḷu), Malayalam കള്ള് (kaḷḷŭ) and Tulu ಕಲಿ (kali). Compare Sanskrit कल्या (kalyā), probably a Dravidian borrowing.

Alternative forms

Noun

கள் • (kaḷ)

  1. toddy (from palm tree), liquor
    Synonym: மது (matu)
  2. (archaic) honey
    Synonym: தேன் (tēṉ)
Declension
ḷ-stem declension of கள் (kaḷ) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative கள்
kaḷ 		-
Vocative கள்ளே
kaḷḷē 		-
Accusative கள்ளை
kaḷḷai 		-
Dative கள்ளுக்கு
kaḷḷukku 		-
Genitive கள்ளுடைய
kaḷḷuṭaiya 		-
Singular Plural
Nominative கள்
kaḷ 		-
Vocative கள்ளே
kaḷḷē 		-
Accusative கள்ளை
kaḷḷai 		-
Dative கள்ளுக்கு
kaḷḷukku 		-
Benefactive கள்ளுக்காக
kaḷḷukkāka 		-
Genitive 1 கள்ளுடைய
kaḷḷuṭaiya 		-
Genitive 2 கள்ளின்
kaḷḷiṉ 		-
Locative 1 கள்ளில்
kaḷḷil 		-
Locative 2 கள்ளிடம்
kaḷḷiṭam 		-
Sociative 1 கள்ளோடு
kaḷḷōṭu 		-
Sociative 2 கள்ளுடன்
kaḷḷuṭaṉ 		-
Instrumental கள்ளால்
kaḷḷāl 		-
Ablative கள்ளிலிருந்து
kaḷḷiliruntu 		-

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ-. Cognate with Brahui خَلِّنْگ (xalliṅg).

Verb

கள் • (kaḷ)

  1. to steal, rob, plunder
    Synonym: திருடு (tiruṭu)
  2. to pluck, take away (without the consent of the owner)
    Synonym: பறி (paṟi)
  3. to deceive
    Synonyms: வஞ்சி (vañci), ஏமாற்று (ēmāṟṟu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of கள் (kaḷ)

Derived terms

References

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