அளவு

Tamil

Etymology

From அள (aḷa, “to measure, to weigh”) +‎ -வு (-vu). Cognate with Malayalam അളവ് (aḷavŭ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɐɭɐʋʊ/, [ɐɭɐʋɯ]

Noun

அளவு • (aḷavu)

  1. amount, quantity
  2. size, dimension, measure, number
    Synonym: பரிமாணம் (parimāṇam)
  3. (music) a variety of duration of time-measure consisting of three mātrās
  4. opportunity, favourable occasion
    Synonym: சமயம் (camayam)
  5. quality, nature
    Synonym: தன்மை (taṉmai)
  6. revenue survey
    Synonym: நிலவளவு (nilavaḷavu)
  7. limit
  8. knowledge, wisdom
    Synonym: ஞானம் (ñāṉam)

Declension
u-stem declension of அளவு (aḷavu)
Singular Plural
Nominative அளவு
aḷavu		 அளவுகள்
aḷavukaḷ
Vocative அளவே
aḷavē		 அளவுகளே
aḷavukaḷē
Accusative அளவை
aḷavai		 அளவுகளை
aḷavukaḷai
Dative அளவுக்கு
aḷavukku		 அளவுகளுக்கு
aḷavukaḷukku
Genitive அளவுடைய
aḷavuṭaiya		 அளவுகளுடைய
aḷavukaḷuṭaiya
Singular Plural
Nominative அளவு
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
  • சுற்றளவு (cuṟṟaḷavu)

Adverb

அளவு • (aḷavu)

  1. until, only so far, so much
    Synonym: மட்டும் (maṭṭum)

Postposition

அளவு • (aḷavu)

  1. from
    Synonym: தொடங்கி (toṭaṅki)

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