பரவாயில்லை

• பரவால (paravāla), பர்வால (parvāla), பரவாயில்ல (paravāyilla) — Spoken Tamil

From Hindustani پروا (prvā) / परवा (parvā) + இல்லை (illai). Cognate with Kannada ಪರವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ (paravāgilla), Telugu పరవాలేదు (paravālēdu).

• IPA^(key): /pɐɾɐʋaːjɪllɐɪ̯/

பரவாயில்லை • (paravāyillai)

1. it's alright, it doesn't matter, no worries, no big deal
2. not too bad, so-so

   Synonym: தேவலை (tēvalai)

3. a word of appreciation uttered when one fares better than expected, not bad

• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “பரவாயில்லை”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
• David W. McAlpin (1981), “பரவாயில்லை”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page [2]