அவா

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐʋaː/

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Etymology 1

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Noun

அவா • (avā)

1. desire, craving

   Synonyms: ஆசை (ācai), விருப்பம் (viruppam)

2. greed, lust

   Synonyms: பேராசை (pērācai), இச்சை (iccai)

Etymology 2

Dialectal form of அவள் (avaḷ).

Pronoun

அவா • (avā) (dialectal, Sri Lanka)

1. (honorific, distal) she

   அவா நேற்று வந்தவா.

   avā nēṟṟu vantavā.

   She came yesterday.

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “அவா”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]