Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kannada ಕೇಳು (kēḷu), Malayalam കേൾക്കുക (kēḷkkuka).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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கேள் (kēḷ)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to listen to, hear
  2. to ask, question, inquire
  3. to investigate
  4. to request, solicit
  5. to require, demand, claim
  6. to be informed of
  7. to avenge, punish
  8. to bid, offer, inquire the price of
  9. to cure
  10. to learn, be instructed in
  11. to accept, agree to
  12. to tolerate, brook
  13. (intransitive) to come under the control of; to be cured
  14. to obey, be submissive, docile
  15. to be heard (as a call), to reach (as a sound)
  16. to get permission

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