See மேன்மை on Wiktionary
{
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"1": "ta",
"2": "மேல்",
"3": "மை"
},
"expansion": "மேல் (mēl) + -மை (-mai)",
"name": "suf"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "మేలిమి"
},
"expansion": "Telugu మేలిమి (mēlimi)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From மேல் (mēl) + -மை (-mai). Cognate with Telugu మేలిమి (mēlimi).",
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"form": "mēṉmai",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ta-decl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "ai-stem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
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"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
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"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையே",
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"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளே",
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"source": "declension",
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"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையை",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளை",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைக்கு",
"roman": "mēṉmaikku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளுக்கு",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷukku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைக்காக",
"roman": "mēṉmaikkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளுக்காக",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷukkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையுடைய",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"genitive-i",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளுடைய",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"genitive-i",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையின்",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"genitive-ii",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளின்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"genitive-ii",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையில்",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"locative-i",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளில்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"locative-i",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையிடம்",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"locative-ii",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளிடம்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"locative-ii",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையோடு",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"sociative",
"sociative-i"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளோடு",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"sociative",
"sociative-i"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையுடன்",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"sociative",
"sociative-ii"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளுடன்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"sociative",
"sociative-ii"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையால்",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளால்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையிலிருந்து",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளிலிருந்து",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
}
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "மேன்மை • (mēṉmai)",
"name": "ta-noun"
}
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{
"args": {},
"name": "ta-decl"
}
],
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "46 27 27",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "73 13 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "71 7 22",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "68 8 24",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil terms suffixed with -மை",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "79 5 16",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [
"Terms with redundant script codes",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"greatness, eminence, excellence, dignity, superiority"
],
"id": "en-மேன்மை-ta-noun-Z9UYW~z8",
"links": [
[
"greatness",
"greatness"
],
[
"eminence",
"eminence"
],
[
"excellence",
"excellence"
],
[
"dignity",
"dignity"
],
[
"superiority",
"superiority"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "சிறப்பு"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"grandeur, sublimity"
],
"id": "en-மேன்மை-ta-noun-ngr-T2Uu",
"links": [
[
"grandeur",
"grandeur"
],
[
"sublimity",
"sublimity"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "மகத்துவம்"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"respect, honor, nobility"
],
"id": "en-மேன்மை-ta-noun-7NRqsHfc",
"links": [
[
"respect",
"respect"
],
[
"honor",
"honor"
],
[
"nobility",
"nobility"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "கண்ணியம்"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/meːnmai/"
}
],
"word": "மேன்மை"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Tamil ai-stem nouns",
"Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
"Tamil lemmas",
"Tamil nouns",
"Tamil terms suffixed with -மை",
"Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "மேல்",
"3": "மை"
},
"expansion": "மேல் (mēl) + -மை (-mai)",
"name": "suf"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "మేలిమి"
},
"expansion": "Telugu మేలిమి (mēlimi)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From மேல் (mēl) + -மை (-mai). Cognate with Telugu మేలిమి (mēlimi).",
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{
"form": "mēṉmai",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ta-decl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "ai-stem",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மை",
"roman": "mēṉmai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகள்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையே",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளே",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையை",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளை",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைக்கு",
"roman": "mēṉmaikku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளுக்கு",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷukku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைக்காக",
"roman": "mēṉmaikkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளுக்காக",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷukkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையுடைய",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"genitive-i",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளுடைய",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"genitive-i",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையின்",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"genitive-ii",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளின்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"genitive-ii",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையில்",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"locative-i",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளில்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"locative-i",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையிடம்",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"locative-ii",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளிடம்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"locative-ii",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையோடு",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"sociative",
"sociative-i"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளோடு",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"sociative",
"sociative-i"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையுடன்",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"sociative",
"sociative-ii"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளுடன்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"sociative",
"sociative-ii"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையால்",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளால்",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மையிலிருந்து",
"roman": "mēṉmaiyiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மேன்மைகளிலிருந்து",
"roman": "mēṉmaikaḷiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "மேன்மை • (mēṉmai)",
"name": "ta-noun"
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"name": "ta-decl"
}
],
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"greatness, eminence, excellence, dignity, superiority"
],
"links": [
[
"greatness",
"greatness"
],
[
"eminence",
"eminence"
],
[
"excellence",
"excellence"
],
[
"dignity",
"dignity"
],
[
"superiority",
"superiority"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "சிறப்பு"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"grandeur, sublimity"
],
"links": [
[
"grandeur",
"grandeur"
],
[
"sublimity",
"sublimity"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "மகத்துவம்"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"respect, honor, nobility"
],
"links": [
[
"respect",
"respect"
],
[
"honor",
"honor"
],
[
"nobility",
"nobility"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "கண்ணியம்"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/meːnmai/"
}
],
"word": "மேன்மை"
}
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