Alavalaavi illalakku illaayin vaazhkkai
Kalavalaava aadirrandru.
If the wife does not have the quality of compatible conversation, the household is not like a household — it is just empty space.
இல்லாளுக்கு (மனைவிக்கு) அன்பான உறவாடல் இல்லாவிட்டால், வாழ்க்கை வீடாக இல்லாமல் வெட்ட வெளியாகும்.
The wife's role in making a house a home is captured in 'alavalaavi' — compatible, warm, engaging conversation and companionship. Without this emotional quality, a house is just empty space (kalavalaavam = open barren field). The home's spirit comes from the quality of intimate relationship within it.