அல்ல
See also: அல்லா
Irula
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil அல்ல (alla).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /älːə/
Adverb
அல்ல (alla)
References
- Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil[1], University of California, Los Angeles, page 30
Tamil
Etymology
From அல் (al, negative particle).[1] Cognate with Kannada ಅಲ್ಲ (alla) and Malayalam അല്ല (alla).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alla/
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Adverb
அல்ல • (alla) (Formal Tamil)
Conjunction
அல்ல • (alla) (Formal Tamil)
- not, and not
- என் பெயர் தேன்மொழி அல்ல, கனிமொழி.
- eṉ peyar tēṉmoḻi alla, kaṉimoḻi.
- My name is Kanimozhi, and not Thenmozhi.
Interjection
அல்ல • (alla) (Formal Tamil)
Usage notes
- In spoken Tamil, all usages of this term are superseded by இல்லை (illai, existential negation), with dialectal exceptions — in contrast with its cognates.
References
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “அல்ல”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [2]