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நல்

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Tamil

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *nal. Cognate with Kannada ನಲ್ (nal).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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நல் (nal)

  1. good, fair
    Synonyms: நல்ல (nalla), இனிய (iṉiya)
  2. abundant, much
    Synonym: மிகுந்த (mikunta)
  3. auspicious
    Synonym: மங்கள (maṅkaḷa)
  4. word prefixed as a polite way of describing an inauspicious event.
    நல்லடக்கம்nallaṭakkamburial

Inflection

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Adjective forms of நல்
நல்ல (nalla)

Derived terms

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