பல

See also: பல் and பலம்

Irula

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बल (bala​). Cognate with Tamil பலம் (palam), Kannada ಬಲ (bala) and Sinhalese බලය (balaya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balə/

Noun

பல (bala)

  1. strength

References

  • Gerard F. Diffloth (1968), The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil[1], University of California, Los Angeles, page 28

Tamil

Etymology 1

Cognate with Kannada ಹಲವು (halavu), Malayalam പല (pala).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɐlɐ/
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Determiner

பல • (pala)

  1. many, several, a lot
    Antonym: சில (cila)
    பல வர்ஷங்கள் முன்னாடி... (Spoken Tamil)
    pala varṣaṅkaḷ muṉṉāṭi...
    Many years ago...

Adjective

பல • (pala)

  1. diverse, varied, various
    Synonym: பல்வேறு (palvēṟu)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Back-formation from பலம் (palam, strength), from Sanskrit बल (bala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɐlɐ/

Verb

பல • (pala) (intransitive)

  1. to be or become strong
  2. to become heavy, severe, as rain, wind, disease, etc
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • பலத்த (palatta)

References

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