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Translingual
[edit]Letter
[edit]ஆ (ā)
- The second letter of the Tamil script.
Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Letter
[edit]ஆ • (ā)
See also
[edit]- (matra): ா
Etymology 2
[edit]Particle
[edit]ஆ • (ā)
Etymology 3
[edit]Particle
[edit]- that
- ஆ கடற்கரை
- ā kaṭaṟkarai
- that beach
Etymology 4
[edit]From Old Tamil 𑀆 (ā), from Proto-Dravidian *ā. Cognate with Malayalam ആവ് (āvŭ), Kannada ಆವು (āvu) and Telugu ఆవు (āvu).
Noun
[edit]ஆ • (ā)
- cow
- ஆவின் கடைமணி உகுநீர் நெஞ்சு சுடத் தான்தன்...(சிலப்பதிகாரம் 10:54)
- āviṉ kaṭaimaṇi ukunīr neñcu cuṭat tāṉtaṉ...
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Synonym: பசு (pacu)
Etymology 5
[edit]Verb
[edit]ஆ • (ā)
- Alternative form of ஆகு (āku)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ஆ (ā)
References
[edit]- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “ஆ”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆ”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆ-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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