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Noun [Tamil]

IPA: /maːmɪ/, [maːmi] Audio: Ta-மாமி.ogg
Etymology: Feminine of மாமன் (māmaṉ), equivalent to Proto-Dravidian *māma + -இ (-i). Cognate with Malayalam മാമി (māmi). Compare Hindi मामी (māmī), Gujarati મામી (māmī), borrowed from Dravidian. Etymology templates: {{feminine of|ta|மாமன்|cap=1}} Feminine of மாமன் (māmaṉ), {{suf|ta|*māma|-இ|lang1=dra-pro}} Proto-Dravidian *māma + -இ (-i), {{cog|ml|മാമി}} Malayalam മാമി (māmi), {{cog|hi|मामी}} Hindi मामी (māmī), {{cog|gu|મામી}} Gujarati મામી (māmī), {{cog|dra}} Dravidian Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மாமி • (māmi) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: māmi [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], மாமி [nominative, singular], மாமிகள் [nominative, plural], மாமியே [singular, vocative], மாமிகளே [plural, vocative], மாமியை [accusative, singular], மாமிகளை [accusative, plural], மாமிக்கு [dative, singular], மாமிகளுக்கு [dative, plural], மாமிக்காக [benefactive, singular], மாமிகளுக்காக [benefactive, plural], மாமியுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமிகளுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமியின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமிகளின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமியில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமிகளில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமியிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமிகளிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமியோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமிகளோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமியுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமிகளுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமியால் [instrumental, singular], மாமிகளால் [instrumental, plural], மாமியிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], மாமிகளிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. maternal aunt, the wife of one's maternal uncle. Coordinate_terms: மாமன்
    Sense id: en-மாமி-ta-noun--1yKhkZa Categories (other): Female family members Disambiguation of Female family members: 33 38 29
  2. mother-in-law Synonyms: மாமியார்
    Sense id: en-மாமி-ta-noun-YOzq1se- Categories (other): Female family members Disambiguation of Female family members: 33 38 29
  3. (colloquial) used to refer to an unknown woman, usually middle-aged. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-மாமி-ta-noun-JIpXPAMZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -இ, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Female family members, Marriage Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 14 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 11 70 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 14 5 81 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -இ: 14 7 79 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 17 7 76 Disambiguation of Female family members: 33 38 29 Disambiguation of Marriage: 0 0 100
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மாமியுடன்",
      "roman": "māmiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மாமிகளுடன்",
      "roman": "māmikaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மாமியால்",
      "roman": "māmiyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மாமிகளால்",
      "roman": "māmikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மாமியிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "māmiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மாமிகளிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "māmikaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "மாமி • (māmi)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "மாமன்"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maternal aunt, the wife of one's maternal uncle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal aunt",
          "maternal aunt"
        ],
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ],
        [
          "maternal uncle",
          "maternal uncle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mother-in-law"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother-in-law",
          "mother-in-law"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மாமியார்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used to refer to an unknown woman, usually middle-aged."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) used to refer to an unknown woman, usually middle-aged."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːmɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːmi]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-மாமி.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4e/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மாமி"
}

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