மெல்ல

• IPA^(key): /mɛllɐ/

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From மெல் (mel, “soft”) +‎ -அ (-a). Cognate with Kannada ಮೆಲ್ಲನೆ (mellane), Telugu మెల్లగా (mellagā).

• மொல்ல (molla), மொள்ள (moḷḷa) — Spoken Tamil

மெல்ல • (mella)

1. softly; slowly; quietly; gently, without force

   Synonyms: இலேசாக (ilēcāka), மெதுவாக (metuvāka), மென்மையாக (meṉmaiyāka)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

மெல்ல • (mella)

1. infinitive of மெல் (mel)

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “மெல்ல”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “மெல்ல”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
• David W. McAlpin (1981), “மெல்ல”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page [2]
• N. Kathiraiver Pillai (1889), “மெல்ல”, in தமிழ் மொழி அகராதி [Tamil language dictionary] (in Tamil), Chennai: Pi. Ve. Namacivaya Mutaliyar, published 1928