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U+0B86, ஆ
TAMIL LETTER AA

[U+0B85]
Tamil
[U+0B87]

Translingual[edit]

Letter[edit]

(ā)

  1. The second letter of the Tamil script.

Tamil[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /aː/
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Letter[edit]

(ā)

  1. The second vowel in Tamil.
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Particle[edit]

(ā)

  1. question marker
    அது சென்னைக் கடற்கரையா?
    atu ceṉṉaik kaṭaṟkarai?
    Is that a Chennai beach?

Etymology 3[edit]

Particle[edit]

(ā) (dialectal)

  1. that
    கடற்கரை
    ā kaṭaṟkarai
    that beach

Etymology 4[edit]

From Old Tamil 𑀆 (ā), from Proto-Dravidian . Cognate with Malayalam ആവ് (āvŭ), Kannada ಆವು (āvu) and Telugu ఆవు (āvu).

Noun[edit]

(ā)

  1. cow
    வின் கடைமணி உகுநீர் நெஞ்சு சுடத் தான்தன்...
    āviṉ kaṭaimaṇi ukunīr neñcu cuṭat tāṉtaṉ...
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    (சிலப்பதிகாரம் 10:54)
    Synonym: பசு (pacu)

Etymology 5[edit]

Verb[edit]

(ā)

  1. Alternative form of ஆகு (āku)
Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆ-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press