எல்லா

Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ellV (“all”). Cognate with Kannada ಎಲ್ಲ (ella), Kolami ऎल् (el), Malayalam എല്ലാ (ellā), Telugu ఎల్ల (ella).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛllɑː/, [e̞lläː]

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Adjective

எல்லா • (ellā)

1. all, all kinds of, all sorts of

Derived terms

• எல்லாம் (ellām)
• எல்லார் (ellār)
• எல்லாவர் (ellāvar)

References

• David W. McAlpin (1981), “எல்லா”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page [1]