என்றால்

Tamil

Alternative forms

  • ணா (ṇā), ண்ணா (ṇṇā), னா (ṉā), ன்னா (ṉṉā) — Spoken Tamil

Etymology

From என்று (eṉṟu, from the root என் (eṉ, “to say”)) +‎ -ஆல் (-āl).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enraːl/, [endraːl]
  • Audio (Tamil Nadu):(file)

Conjunction

என்றால் • (eṉṟāl)

  1. if (it is) said so
    Synonym: எனின் (eṉiṉ)
    அப்படி என்றால் என்ன?
    appaṭi eṉṟāl eṉṉa?
    What does it mean?
    (literally, “If it is said that, what does it mean?”)
  2. if (it is) so, if that be the case
    Synonym: அப்படி ஆனால் (appaṭi āṉāl)

Derived terms

  • என்றாலும் (eṉṟālum)
  • என்றாலே (eṉṟālē)

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “என்றால்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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