போல்

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Kannada ಪೋಲು (pōlu), Kannada ಹೋಲು (hōlu), Malayalam പോലെ (pōle), Telugu పోలు (pōlu).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

போல் • (pōl)

  1. to resemble
  2. to match, equal

Postposition[edit]

போல் • (pōl)

  1. like [+accusative]
    Synonym: மாதிரி (mātiri)
  2. as if

Alternative forms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “போல்”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
  • David W. McAlpin (1981) “போல்”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page 54
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “போல்-தல்,_போலு-தல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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