கள்
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See also: -கள்
Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ (“toddy”). Cognate with Telugu కల్లు (kallu), Kannada ಕಳ್ಳು (kaḷḷu), Malayalam കള്ള് (kaḷḷŭ) and Tulu ಕಲಿ (kali). Compare Sanskrit कल्या (kalyā), probably a Dravidian borrowing.
Alternative forms
- கள்ளு (kaḷḷu) — colloquial
Noun
கள் • (kaḷ)
Declension
ḷ-stem declension of கள் (kaḷ) (singular only) | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | கள் kaḷ |
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Vocative | கள்ளே kaḷḷē |
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Accusative | கள்ளை kaḷḷai |
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Dative | கள்ளுக்கு kaḷḷukku |
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Genitive | கள்ளுடைய kaḷḷuṭaiya |
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Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | கள் kaḷ |
- |
Vocative | கள்ளே kaḷḷē |
- |
Accusative | கள்ளை kaḷḷai |
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Dative | கள்ளுக்கு kaḷḷukku |
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Benefactive | கள்ளுக்காக kaḷḷukkāka |
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Genitive 1 | கள்ளுடைய kaḷḷuṭaiya |
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Genitive 2 | கள்ளின் kaḷḷiṉ |
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Locative 1 | கள்ளில் kaḷḷil |
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Locative 2 | கள்ளிடம் kaḷḷiṭam |
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Sociative 1 | கள்ளோடு kaḷḷōṭu |
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Sociative 2 | கள்ளுடன் kaḷḷuṭaṉ |
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Instrumental | கள்ளால் kaḷḷāl |
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Ablative | கள்ளிலிருந்து kaḷḷiliruntu |
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Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ-. Cognate with Brahui خَلِّنْگ (xalliṅg).
Verb
கள் • (kaḷ)
- to steal, rob, plunder
- Synonym: திருடு (tiruṭu)
- to pluck, take away (without the consent of the owner)
- Synonym: பறி (paṟi)
- to deceive
Conjugation
Conjugation of கள் (kaḷ)
Derived terms
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “கள்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]