ஆ


ஆ U+0B86, ஆ
TAMIL LETTER AA
← அ
[U+0B85] 		Tamil இ →
[U+0B87]

Translingual

Letter

ஆ (ā)

  1. The second letter of the Tamil script.

Tamil

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aː/
  • Audio(file)

Letter

ஆ • (ā)

  1. The second vowel in Tamil.
See also

Particle

ஆ • (ā)

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

Particle

ஆ • (ā) (dialectal)

  1. that
    ஆ கடற்கரை
    ā kaṭaṟkarai
    that beach

Etymology 4

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

Noun

ஆ • (ā)

  1. cow
    ஆவின் 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)

Verb

ஆ • (ā)

  1. Alternative form of ஆகு (āku)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ஆ (ā)

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