to find out or estimate the extent, dimensions, etc. of, esp. by the use of a standard; to measure.

to judge or determine the worth or quality of; appraise; to evaluate.

(colloq.) to lie; to make believe; to exaggerate disproportionately.

ಅಳೆದು ಸುರಿ/ಅಳೆದು ಹೊಯ್ aḷedu suri/aḷedu hoy (fig.) to think thoroughly; 2. to take over-care in considering the pros and cons of an act or to hesitate in taking a decision; ತಳವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಳೆ taḷavillade aḷe (fig.) to tell a lie; to pull a fast one.

the liquid left after churning butter from milk; butter milk.

(dial.) thick bamboo splits used crosswise in making the roof of a house.

the distance from the top downward, from the surface inward or from front to back; depth.

profundity of thought; intellectual depth.

that which cannot be seen from outside; inner feelings, thought, secret, etc.

ಆಳಕ್ಕೆ ಇಳಿ āḷakke iḷi to go deep into (water or a subject being studied); 2. to probe deep; to examine intently; to search for the root or cause of; ಆಳವಾಗಿ ಆಭ್ಯಾಸಮಾಡು āḷavāgi abhyāsamāḍu to study and understand thoroughly; ಆಳವಾದ ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯ āḷavāda paṇḍitya learning acquired by reading and deep study; erudite scholarship; ಆಳನೋಡಿ ಹಾರು āḷanōḍi hāru to study the pros and cons of an undertaking before taking it up; look before you leap.

the act or an instance of cheating; deceiving.

to sob and shed tears, with or without making a loud vocal sound, in expressing sorrow, pain, grief, etc.; weep.

a loud vocal sound expressing pain, anger, fright, joy, etc.; a fit of weeping.

soft; delicate; tender.

weak; fragile; thin.

thick; viscous; dense.

to exercise authority over; to rule; to administer; to direct; to control; to manage, to govern.

to obtain; to get; to have; to possess.

to enjoy; to use with delight and satisfaction.

to protect; to faster; to take care of.

ಆಳ್ದ āḷda one who ruled or governed; a king; a lord; 2. a man with reference to the woman to whom he is married; a husband; ಆಳ್ದನಚಕ್ರ āḷdanacakra a main guard or a trusted soldier (of a king etc.) (chiefly used as a title meaning literarily - 'the sharp discus weapon in the hand of the king'); ಆಳ್ದಳ್ āḷdaḷa mistress - a) a woman who ruled others or had control, authority or power over something; b) a woman who was head of a household; 2. a woman in her relationship to her husband; a wife; ಆಳ್ವನ್ āḷvan he who rules; a king; a lord; ಆಳಿಬಾಳಿದವ āḷibāḷidava an elderly man with rich experience and wisdom; ಆಳ್ದೊತ್ತು āḷdottu to seize and press hard; ಆಳ್ದುಂಬರ್ಪರ್ āḷdumbarpar (pl.) those who occupy, seize and rule over.