wholly; entirely; all; all over.

(in composition) lasting all, all over (space) (as in ದಿನವೆಲ್ಲಾ, ವರ್ಷವೆಲ್ಲಾ, ದೇಶವೆಲ್ಲಾ, ಊರೆಲ್ಲಾ).

all - a) the whole extent, amount or quantity of; b) the entire number of.

(used in all genders) all the quantity, number or extent.

ಎಲ್ಲಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ellakkinta heccāgi more than all; above all.

= ಎಲ1.

= ಏಲಂ.

ho! ho! - a term used calling servants.

an interjection used to express wonder, surprise.

= ಎಲ2.

(gen.) a lateral outgrowth from a plant stem that is typically a flattened expanded variably shaped greenish organ, constitutes a unit of the foliage, and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis; a leaf of a plant.

the leaf of betel vine (Piper betle).

the leaf of a plantain or platter made of sewn leaves of the tree Butea frondosa, used for dining on.

a thin sheet or plate of any substance; metal (as gold or silver) in very thin.

any of the 52 cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits; a playing card.

a leaf of a corolla; a petal.

ಎಲೆಹಾಕು ele hāku to prepare for dinner; 2. to eat the betel leaves; 3. to play using playing cards; ಎಲೆಯಮರೆಯ ಕಾಯಿ eleyamareya kāyi a person who does a lot of work in the type of job but not often seen or recognised by the public nor does he or she long for publicity; ಎಲೆ ಎತ್ತೊ ಗುಂಡ ಅಂದರೆ, ಉಂಡವರೆಷ್ಟು ಮಂದಿ ಅಂತ ಕೇಳಿದ ele etto guṇḍa andare, uṇḍavareṣṭu mandi anta kēḷida (prov.) to ask unnecessary and impertinent questions when asked to do something; ನೆಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಣ್ಣುವವನಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲೆ ಕೇಳು neladalli uṇṇuvavanalli ele kēḷu (prov.) to ask a beggar for charity; ಎಲೆಗೆ ಕಾಯಿಮರೆ, ಕಾಯಿಗೆ ಎಲೆಮರೆ elege kāyi mare, kāyige ele mare (prov.) an association for mutual help, esp. for a fraudulent purpose.

an indeclinable used in addressing a person.

= ಎಲೊ.

brightness; brilliance; splendour.

= ಎಲೊ.

an interjection used a) to express wonder or b) when something is remembered suddenly.

any of the pieces of hard tissue that make up the skeleton of a vertebrate animal, and consist largely of calcium phosphate or carbonate in a matrix of collagen fibres; a bone.

a (very rough) interjection used to express, call in contempt, one's anger, disregard, etc.

= ಎಲೇ1.

an interjection used a) to express wonder or b) when something is remembered suddenly.

an indeclinable used in addressing a person.

any of a large number of small, widespread rodents belonging to various families and having small ears and a long, thin tail, esp., a species (Mus musculus) that commonly infests buildings; a mouse.