அல்லவா

See also: அல்வா

Tamil

Etymology

From அல்ல (alla) +‎ வா (vā). Compare Malayalam അല്ലേ (allē) and Brahui الوا (alavā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /allaʋaː/

Interjection

அல்லவா • (allavā) (Formal Tamil)

  1. right, isn't it, isn't that the case, is that not so
    Synonym: ஆகாதே (ākātē) (archaic)
    நீ செல்கிறாய் அல்லவா?
    nī celkiṟāy allavā?
    You're going, aren't you? (or) You're going, right?

Synonyms

  • இல்லையா (illaiyā) (Spoken Tamil)
  • தானே (tāṉē)
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