அளவு
Tamil
Etymology
From அள (aḷa, “to measure, to weigh”) + -வு (-vu). Cognate with Malayalam അളവ് (aḷavŭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aɭaʋɯ/
Noun
அளவு • (aḷavu)
- amount, quantity
- size, dimension, measure, number
- Synonym: பரிமாணம் (parimāṇam)
- (music) a variety of duration of time-measure consisting of three mātrās
- opportunity, favourable occasion
- Synonym: சமயம் (camayam)
- quality, nature
- Synonym: தன்மை (taṉmai)
- revenue survey
- Synonym: நிலவளவு (nilavaḷavu)
- limit
- knowledge, wisdom
- Synonym: ஞானம் (ñāṉam)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aḷavu |
அளவுகள் aḷavukaḷ |
| vocative | அளவே aḷavē |
அளவுகளே aḷavukaḷē |
| accusative | அளவை aḷavai |
அளவுகளை aḷavukaḷai |
| dative | அளவுக்கு aḷavukku |
அளவுகளுக்கு aḷavukaḷukku |
| benefactive | அளவுக்காக aḷavukkāka |
அளவுகளுக்காக aḷavukaḷukkāka |
| genitive 1 | அளவுடைய aḷavuṭaiya |
அளவுகளுடைய aḷavukaḷuṭaiya |
| genitive 2 | அளவின் aḷaviṉ |
அளவுகளின் aḷavukaḷiṉ |
| locative 1 | அளவில் aḷavil |
அளவுகளில் aḷavukaḷil |
| locative 2 | அளவிடம் aḷaviṭam |
அளவுகளிடம் aḷavukaḷiṭam |
| sociative 1 | அளவோடு aḷavōṭu |
அளவுகளோடு aḷavukaḷōṭu |
| sociative 2 | அளவுடன் aḷavuṭaṉ |
அளவுகளுடன் aḷavukaḷuṭaṉ |
| instrumental | அளவால் aḷavāl |
அளவுகளால் aḷavukaḷāl |
| ablative | அளவிலிருந்து aḷaviliruntu |
அளவுகளிலிருந்து aḷavukaḷiliruntu |
Derived terms
Adverb
அளவு • (aḷavu)
Postposition
அளவு • (aḷavu)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அளவு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press