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Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nāl (“four”).
Adjective
நால் • (nāl) (before consonants)
- four
- Synonym: நல் (nal) — before vowels
Numeral
நால் • (nāl)
- four
- Synonyms: நான்கு (nāṉku), நால்கு (nālku) — Formal Tamil
Declension
Noun
நால் • (nāl)
- (literature) short for நாலடியார் (nālaṭiyār).
Declension
See above.
Etymology 2
Compare நா (nā, “tongue”).
Verb
நால் • (nāl) (intransitive)
- to hang, swing; to be suspended, hung up
- Synonym: தொங்கு (toṅku)
- to hang oneself
Conjugation
Conjugation of நால் (nāl)
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நால்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “நால்-தல், நாலு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press