அல்-

Tamil

Etymology

From the root அ (a, “that”, distal pronominal base), from Proto-Dravidian *a-, compare இல்- (il-), from Proto-Dravidian *ī-. See also‌ அல்ல (alla).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɐl-/

Prefix

அல்- • (al-)

  1. added to nouns and verbs so as to negate it's sense
    ‎அல்- (al-) + ‎திணை (tiṇai, “class, type”) → ‎அஃறிணை (aḥṟiṇai, “no class, lower class”)

Derived terms
Tamil terms prefixed with அல்-
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