உள்

See also: -உள் and உள்ளு

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *uḷ. Compare Malayalam ഉണ്ട് (uṇṭŭ), ഉള്ള് (uḷḷŭ), Telugu ఉండు (uṇḍu). Compare உண் (uṇ, “to eat”), ஊடு (ūṭu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊɭ/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

உள் • (uḷ)

  1. to be, exist
    Synonyms: இரு (iru), உறு (uṟu)
  2. to have
    Synonym: இரு (iru) (see usage notes there)
  3. (auxiliary, formal) added to the adverbial participle of a verb to create the perfect tense.
    Synonym: இரு (iru)

Usage notes

  • This verb is highly irregular, but is defective and only the present tense forms are in use. Other forms are obsolete.
  • Of the forms, only the present indicative உண்டு (uṇṭu), adjective உள்ள (uḷḷa) and verbal noun உள்ளது (uḷḷatu), are used colloquially. All others are limited to Formal Tamil.

Conjugation

Conjugation of உள் (uḷ)

Alternative third neuter present: உண்டு (uṇṭu)

Adjective

உள் • (uḷ)

  1. inner, internal, inside
    உட்புறம் ― uṭpuṟam ― Inner side

Noun

உள் • (uḷ)

  1. inside, interior of a place
  2. that which is private, secret, esoteric
  3. mind, heart
    Synonym: மனம் (maṉam)

Declension

ḷ-stem declension of உள் (uḷ) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative உள்
uḷ 		-
vocative உள்ளே
uḷḷē 		-
accusative உள்ளை
uḷḷai 		-
dative உள்ளுக்கு
uḷḷukku 		-
benefactive உள்ளுக்காக
uḷḷukkāka 		-
genitive 1 உள்ளுடைய
uḷḷuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 உள்ளின்
uḷḷiṉ 		-
locative 1 உள்ளில்
uḷḷil 		-
locative 2 உள்ளிடம்
uḷḷiṭam 		-
sociative 1 உள்ளோடு
uḷḷōṭu 		-
sociative 2 உள்ளுடன்
uḷḷuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental உள்ளால்
uḷḷāl 		-
ablative உள்ளிலிருந்து
uḷḷiliruntu 		-

Derived terms

References

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