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Noun [Tamil]

IPA: /apːan/ Audio: Ta-அப்பன்.ogg
Etymology: From அப்பா (appā, “father”) + -அன் (-aṉ, impolite masculine suffix particle), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *appa (“father”). Cognate with Malayalam അപ്പൻ (appaṉ). Etymology templates: {{suf|ta|அப்பா|அன்|pos2=impolite masculine suffix particle|t1=father}} அப்பா (appā, “father”) + -அன் (-aṉ, impolite masculine suffix particle), {{der|ta|dra-pro|*appa||father}} Proto-Dravidian *appa (“father”), {{cog|ml|അപ്പൻ}} Malayalam അപ്പൻ (appaṉ) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} அப்பன் • (appaṉ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|type=none}} Forms: appaṉ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], அப்பன் [nominative, singular], அப்பன்கள் [nominative, plural], அப்பனே [singular, vocative], அப்பன்களே [plural, vocative], அப்பனை [accusative, singular], அப்பன்களை [accusative, plural], அப்பனுக்கு [dative, singular], அப்பன்களுக்கு [dative, plural], அப்பனுக்காக [benefactive, singular], அப்பன்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], அப்பனுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அப்பன்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], அப்பனின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அப்பன்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], அப்பனில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அப்பன்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], அப்பனிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அப்பன்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], அப்பனோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அப்பன்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], அப்பனுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], அப்பன்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], அப்பனால் [instrumental, singular], அப்பன்களால் [instrumental, plural], அப்பனிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], அப்பன்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. (often impolite) father Tags: impolite, often Synonyms: தகப்பன்
    Sense id: en-அப்பன்-ta-noun-iKGIHwAl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 37 44
  2. deity, god
    Sense id: en-அப்பன்-ta-noun-NHNgB5nO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -அன் Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 37 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 49 22 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 17 53 29 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -அன்: 17 51 33
  3. an endearment term used by elders to refer to their younger ones.
    Sense id: en-அப்பன்-ta-noun-hkBlHBcd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 37 44 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 8 15 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Family, People Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0
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      "roman": "appaṉāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அப்பன்களால்",
      "roman": "appaṉkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அப்பனிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "appaṉiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "அப்பன்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "appaṉkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "அப்பன் • (appaṉ)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "none"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Coordinate term: அம்மை (ammai)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often impolite) father"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "தகப்பன்"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "impolite",
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deity, god"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deity",
          "deity"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an endearment term used by elders to refer to their younger ones."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "endearment",
          "endearment#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/apːan/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-அப்பன்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/80/Ta-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Ta-%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "அப்பன்"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 1'",
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "அப்பன்",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "அப்பன்",
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}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 1'",
  "path": [
    "அப்பன்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "அப்பன்",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 2'",
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    "அப்பன்"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "அப்பன்",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
  "path": [
    "அப்பன்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "அப்பன்",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 2'",
  "path": [
    "அப்பன்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "அப்பன்",
  "trace": ""
}

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