எவ்வளவு

From எ- (e-, interrogative base, from Proto-Dravidian *yā) +‎ அளவு (aḷavu, “quantity, amount”).

• IPA^(key): /eʋːaɭaʋɯ/

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எவ்வளவு • (evvaḷavu)

1. how much

   எவ்வளவு நேரம் ஆகும்?

   evvaḷavu nēram ākum?

   How much time would it take?

   1. what amount of money

      இது எவ்வளவு? ― itu evvaḷavu? ― How much is this?

2. (Bangalore) how many

• Excluding dialectal exceptions, is to be used with uncountable nouns only. The form used with countable nouns is எத்தனை (ettaṉai).
• The Bangalore Tamil is likely influenced by Kannada ಎಷ್ಟು (eṣṭu) being used for both countable and uncountable nouns.

எவ்வளவு • (evvaḷavu)

1. (interrogative) how, to what degree; how much, to what amount, extent
2. (exclamative) how

   எவ்வளவு அழகாக இருக்கிறது!

   evvaḷavu aḻakāka irukkiṟatu!

   How beautiful it is!

• அவ்வளவு (avvaḷavu), இவ்வளவு (ivvaḷavu)

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