"மக்கள்" meaning in All languages combined

See மக்கள் on Wiktionary

Noun [Tamil]

IPA: /makːaɭ/ Audio: Ta-மக்கள்.ogg
Etymology: From மக (maka), compare மகன் (makaṉ, “son”) and மகள் (makaḷ, “daughter”). Cognate with Kannada ಮಕ್ಕಳು (makkaḷu, “children”) and Malayalam മക്കൾ (makkaḷ). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|ಮಕ್ಕಳು||children}} Kannada ಮಕ್ಕಳು (makkaḷu, “children”), {{cog|ml|മക്കൾ}} Malayalam മക്കൾ (makkaḷ) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மக்கள் • (makkaḷ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: makkaḷ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], மக்கள் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], மக்களே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], மக்களை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], மக்களுக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], மக்களுக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], மக்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மக்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மக்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மக்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மக்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மக்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மக்களால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], மக்களிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. plural of மக (maka) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: மக (extra: maka) Derived forms: மக்களவை (makkaḷavai), மக்களாட்சி (makkaḷāṭci)
    Sense id: en-மக்கள்-ta-noun-W2n1~1H1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 9 40 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 3 30 24 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 49 3 28 20 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 36 9 42 13
  2. people Synonyms: ஜனம்
    Sense id: en-மக்கள்-ta-noun-yQImgPiI Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 74 0 26
  3. humans Synonyms: மனிதர்
    Sense id: en-மக்கள்-ta-noun-dE6y0aC5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 9 40 13 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 36 9 42 13
  4. (Nellai) children Synonyms: பிள்ளைகள்
    Sense id: en-மக்கள்-ta-noun-EJEAh94k Categories (other): Nellai Tamil, Pages with 1 entry, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 9 40 13 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 36 9 42 13
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "മക്കൾ"
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      "expansion": "Malayalam മക്കൾ (makkaḷ)",
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  "etymology_text": "From மக (maka), compare மகன் (makaṉ, “son”) and மகள் (makaḷ, “daughter”). Cognate with Kannada ಮಕ್ಕಳು (makkaḷu, “children”) and Malayalam മക്കൾ (makkaḷ).",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "மக்கள்",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
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        "nominative",
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    {
      "form": "மக்களுக்கு",
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    },
    {
      "form": "மக்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "makkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "மக்களுடைய",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      "form": "மக்களில்",
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      "form": "மக்களிடம்",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மக்களோடு",
      "roman": "makkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மக்களுடன்",
      "roman": "makkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மக்களால்",
      "roman": "makkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "form": "மக்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "makkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "ta",
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          "word": "மனிதர்"
        }
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        {
          "word": "பிள்ளைகள்"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/makːaɭ/"
    },
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      "roman": "makkaḷavai",
      "word": "மக்களவை"
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      "form": "மக்களுடைய",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "மக்களில்",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "மக்களிடம்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "மக்களோடு",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "மக்களுடன்",
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      "form": "மக்களால்",
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        {
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