Irula

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tamil கொள் (koḷ), Malayalam കൊള്ളുക (koḷḷuka), Telugu కొను (konu).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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கொள் (koḷ)

  1. get

Conjugation

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Imperative: கொள்ளு

Present (1st person): கொள்ளுகெ

Past (1st person): கொண்டெ

References

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  • Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil[1], University of California, Los Angeles, page 26

Tamil

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔɭ/
  • Audio (India):(file)

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Malayalam കൊള്ളുക (koḷḷuka), Telugu కొను (konu). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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கொள் (koḷ)

  1. to receive
  2. to take
  3. to carry
  4. to have for one's one self
  5. to buy
  6. to think, believe, consider
  7. to hold, contain
  8. to accept
  9. (auxiliary) makes a verb reflexive
  10. added to a negative imperative or adverbial participle of a verb for emphasis
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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கொள் (koḷ)

  1. (botany) Macrotyloma uniflorum
  2. (botany) Acacia planifrons
  3. a small weight measure used in ancient times

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