கேள்

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kēḷ-. Cognate with Kannada ಕೇಳು (kēḷu), Malayalam കേൾക്കുക (kēḷkkuka), Tulu ಕೇೞ್ (kēḻŭ), Kodava ಕೇಳ್ (kēḷŭ), Toda [script needed] (ke·ḷ), Kolami కెల్ (kel).

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• IPA^(key): /keːɭ/

கேள் • (kēḷ)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to listen to, hear

   வாகனங்களின் இரைச்சலில் நீ கூப்பிட்டது கேட்கவில்லை.

   vākaṉaṅkaḷiṉ iraiccalil nī kūppiṭṭatu kēṭkavillai.

   I didn't hear you calling me over the notice of the vehicles.

2. to ask, question, inquire

   குழந்தைகள் ஓயாமல் கேள்வி கேட்பார்கள்.

   kuḻantaikaḷ ōyāmal kēḷvi kēṭpārkaḷ.

   Children ask questions endlessly.

3. to investigate
4. to request, solicit

   நீ என்னிடம் இதுவரை எதையுமே கேட்டதில்லை, இன்று இந்த உதவியைக் கேட்கிறாய்.

   nī eṉṉiṭam ituvarai etaiyumē kēṭṭatillai, iṉṟu inta utaviyaik kēṭkiṟāy.

   You have never asked for anything from me until now, today you are asking for this help.

5. to require, demand, claim
6. to be informed of
7. to avenge, punish
8. to bid, offer, inquire the price of
9. to cure
10. to learn, be instructed in
11. to accept, agree to
12. to tolerate, brook
13. (intransitive) to come under the control of; to be cured
14. to obey, be submissive, docile
15. to be heard (as a call), to reach (as a sound)
16. to get permission

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “கேள்-தல்,_கேட்டல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press