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Irula
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala). Cognate with Tamil பலம் (palam), Kannada ಬಲ (bala) and Sinhalese බලය (balaya).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /balə/
Noun
பல (bala)
- strength
References
- Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil, University of California, Los Angeles, page 28
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada ಹಲವು (halavu), Malayalam പല (pala).
Pronunciation
Determiner
பல • (pala)
- many, several, a lot
- (Spoken Tamil)
Adjective
பல • (pala)
- diverse, varied, various
References