அயல்

Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam അയൽ (ayal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐjɐl/

Noun

அயல் • (ayal)

1. being foreign, strange, alien
2. neighbourhood, outwardness
3. outside of a familiar place

References

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