அவ்வளவு

அ- (a-) +‎ அளவு (aḷavu).

• IPA^(key): /ɐʋːɐɭɐʋʊ/, [ɐʋːɐɭɐʋɯ]

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அவ்வளவு • (avvaḷavu)

1. that much, so much

   Synonyms: அத்தனை (attaṉai), அம்மட்டு (ammaṭṭu)

2. used as a quantifier expressing excessiveness; that much

• இவ்வளவு (ivvaḷavu), எவ்வளவு (evvaḷavu)

• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “அவ்வளவு”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
• David W. McAlpin (1981), “அவ்வளவு”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page [2]
• N. Kathiraiver Pillai (1889), “அவ்வளவு”, in தமிழ் மொழி அகராதி [Tamil language dictionary] (in Tamil), Chennai: Pi. Ve. Namacivaya Mutaliyar, published 1928