போல்

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಪೋಲು (pōlu), ಹೋಲು (hōlu), Malayalam പോലെ (pōle), Telugu పోలు (pōlu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poːl/

Verb

போல் • (pōl)

  1. to resemble
  2. to match, equal

Usage notes

Rarely used in the active indicative forms.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Postposition

போல் • (pōl)

  1. like [with accusative]
    Synonyms: மாதிரி (mātiri), என (eṉa)
  2. as if
    Synonym: மாதிரி (mātiri)
  3. around, approximately (with respect to time)
    Synonyms: சுமார் (cumār), தோராயமாக (tōrāyamāka)
    ஏழு மணி போல் வருவேன்.
    ēḻu maṇi pōl varuvēṉ.
    I will arrive around seven.

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