poor meaning in Tamil
ஏழை ēḻai
/pʊɚ/
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archaic/pʊə/
poor in Tamil: ஏழை (ēḻai), ஏழ்மையான (ēḻmaiyāṉa), வறுமையான (vaṟumaiyāṉa), பாவம் (pāvam). In English, poor means with no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
Tamil words for poor
- with few or no possessions or money
- ஏழை ēḻai, ஏழ்மையான ēḻmaiyāṉa, வறுமையான vaṟumaiyāṉa
- used to express pity
- பாவம் pāvam
- the poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society
- ஏழை ēḻai
English meaning of poor
- adjective With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- adjective Of low quality.
- adjective Worthy of pity.
- adjective Deficient in a specified way.
poor in a sentence
- We were so poor that we couldn't afford shoes.
- That was a poor performance.
- Oh, you poor thing, you're drenched!
Synonyms of poor
poor in other languages
- poor in Hindi
- poor in Marathi
- poor in Urdu
- poor in Bengali
- poor in Telugu
- poor in Malayalam
- poor in Kannada
- poor in Punjabi
- poor in Gujarati
- poor in Odia
- poor in Sanskrit
- poor in Sinhala
- poor in Assamese
- poor in Pashto
- poor in Tagalog
- poor in Arabic
- poor in Malay
- poor in Indonesian
- poor in Persian
- poor in Thai
- poor in Vietnamese
- poor in Myanmar
Questions about poor in Tamil
- What is the meaning of poor in Tamil?
- Poor in Tamil is ஏழை (ēḻai), ஏழ்மையான (ēḻmaiyāṉa), வறுமையான (vaṟumaiyāṉa), பாவம் (pāvam).
- poor என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Poor: ஏழை (ēḻai), ஏழ்மையான (ēḻmaiyāṉa), வறுமையான (vaṟumaiyāṉa), பாவம் (pāvam).
- What does poor mean in English?
- Poor means with no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
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