See சென்னை on Wiktionary
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{
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]
},
{
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{
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{
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{
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"plural"
]
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{
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"sociative",
"sociative-i"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
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"tags": [
"plural",
"sociative",
"sociative-i"
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},
{
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"ablative",
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"ipa": "/t͡ɕenːai/"
},
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"ipa": "[senːai]"
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