Proto-South Dravidian : *aḷ-a-
Meaning : to mix
Tamil : aḷa (-pp-, -nt-)
Tamil meaning : to mingle, blend, talk together, hold converse, gossip
Tamil derivates : aḷappu chatter; aḷapp-aḷa to chatter; aḷavu (aḷavi-) to blend, mingle, mix; aḷav-aḷāvu to hold intimate intercourse, live socially, converse freely; n. intimacy; aḷāvu (aḷāvi-) to mingle, converse, hold social intercourse; stir (tr.); aḷi (-v-, -nt-) to mix, mingle; aḷai (-v-, -nt-) to be mixed, mingled; to mix up (tr.), mingle
Malayalam : aḷayuka
Malayalam meaning : to mix up, mingle
Kannada : aḷa, aḷavu, aḷavi
Kannada meaning : joining, contact, contiguity, nearness
Tulu : aḷavuni
Tulu meaning : to mix
Tulu derivates : alamuni to mix with the hand; alavuni to mix, temper; alavu steel; allāvuni to mix; alejuni, alejjuni to mix, mingle, be united; alejāvuni to cause to mingle
Number in DED : 0296
