ആൾ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *āḷ. Cognate with Kannada ಆಳು (āḷu), Tamil ஆள் (āḷ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːɭ/

Noun

ആൾ • (āḷ)

  1. person; individual.
    ഒരാൾ ഇവിടെ വന്നിരുന്നു.
    orāḷ iviṭe vannirunnu.
    A person had come here.
  2. agent; representative; man (belonging to a side/group).
    ഇത് അവരുടെ ആളാണ്.
    it avaruṭe āḷāṇŭ.
    This is their man (representative/agent).
  3. he; that person (used as a third-person pronoun).
    ആൾക്ക് അറിയില്ല എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു.
    āḷkk aṟiyilla ennŭ paṟaññu.
    He (that person) said he doesn't know.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • ആൾബലം (āḷbalaṁ) (āḷbalam) — manpower.
  • ആൾരൂപം (āḷrūpaṁ) (āḷrūpam) — human figure; effigy.
  • ആൾമാറാട്ടം (āḷmāṟāṭṭaṁ) (āḷmāṟāṭṭam) — impersonation.
  • ആൾക്കൂട്ടം (āḷkkūṭṭaṁ) (āḷkkūṭṭam) — crowd..

References

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ആൾ [āḷ]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books