soft; delicate; tender.

weak; fragile; thin.

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

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

thick; viscous; dense.

not deep; superficial; shallow.

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.

to shed tears; to weep with or without vocal sound or utterance.

ಅಳದಿದ್ದರೆ ಅಮ್ಮನೂ ಹಾಲುಣಿಸಳು aḷadiddare ammanū hāluṇisaḷu (prov.) even to get what one deserves, one has to make hue and cry; ಅಳುವ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕೈಗೆ ಬೆಲ್ಲ ಕೊಡು aḷuva makkaḷa kaige bella koḍu (prov.) (to avoid a person making a hue and cry about bigger current demand) pacify with a small gift; ಅಳುವ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಣ್ಣು ಒರಸು aḷuva makkaḷa kaṇṇu oresu (prov.) to show hypocritical sympathy; to pretend to be sympathetic.

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

the tender feeling for another; love; affection.

that quantity of liquid (esp. oil) that sticks to the measuring vessel.