அலை
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Tamil[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Cognate with, Kannada ಅಲೆ (ale), Malayalam അല (ala), Telugu అల (ala)
Noun[edit]
அலை • (alai)
- billow, ripple, wave
- Synonym: நீர்த்திரை (nīrttirai)
- sea
- Synonym: கடல் (kaṭal)
- fullness
- Synonym: மிகுதி (mikuti)
Derived terms[edit]
- அலைப்பேசி (alaippēci)
Verb[edit]
அலை • (alai)
- (intransitive) to wander (to and fro for an object)
- Synonym: திரி (tiri)
- to oscillate, wave, shake
- Synonym: அசை (acai)
- to wander in weariness, to be harassed
- Synonym: வருந்து (varuntu)
- to stagger, totter
- Synonym: தள்ளாடு (taḷḷāṭu)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of அலை (alai)
Etymology 2[edit]
Causative of the verb above.
Verb[edit]
அலை • (alai)
- (transitive) to move, shake
- to cause to wander back and forth, drive hither and thither
- to harass, vex, afflict, annoy
- to beat, slap
- to disorganize, reduce to poverty
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of அலை (alai)
References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அலை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press