அல்லவா

• ல (la) — Spoken Tamil

From அல்ல (alla) +‎ -ஆ (-ā). Compare Malayalam അല്ലേ (allē) and Brahui الوا (alavā).

• IPA^(key): /ɐllɐʋaː/

அல்லவா • (allavā) (tag question, chiefly formal)

1. right, isn't it, is it not, isn't that the case, is that not so

   Synonyms: (archaic) ஆகாதே (ākātē), (Spoken Tamil) இல்லையா (illaiyā), தானே (tāṉē)

   நீ செல்கிறாய் அல்லவா?

   nī celkiṟāy allavā?

   You're going, aren't you? (or) You're going, right?

• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “அல்லவா”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]