"ஆயர்" meaning in Tamil

See ஆயர் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aːjɐɾ/ Audio: ta-ஆயர்.ogg
Etymology: From ஆய் (āy, “cowherd caste”, from ஆ (ā, “cow”)) + -அர் (-ar). Sense 2 is probably a semantic loan from English pastor (“shepherd”). Etymology templates: {{af|ta|ஆய்|-அர்|pos1=from <i class="Taml mention" lang="ta">ஆ</i> (ā, “cow”)|t1=cowherd caste}} ஆய் (āy, “cowherd caste”, from ஆ (ā, “cow”)) + -அர் (-ar), {{semantic loan|ta|en|pastor||shepherd|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English pastor (“shepherd”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} ஆயர் • (āyar) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: āyar [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ஆயர் [nominative, singular], ஆயர்கள் [nominative, plural], ஆயரே [singular, vocative], ஆயர்களே [plural, vocative], ஆயரை [accusative, singular], ஆயர்களை [accusative, plural], ஆயருக்கு [dative, singular], ஆயர்களுக்கு [dative, plural], ஆயருக்காக [benefactive, singular], ஆயர்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], ஆயருடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஆயர்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஆயரின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஆயர்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஆயரில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஆயர்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஆயரிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஆயர்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஆயரோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஆயர்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஆயருடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஆயர்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஆயரால் [instrumental, singular], ஆயர்களால் [instrumental, plural], ஆயரிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], ஆயர்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. cowherder(s) Synonyms: இடையர்
    Sense id: en-ஆயர்-ta-noun-EiGwWaFR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -அர், Occupations, People, Religious occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -அர்: 79 21 Disambiguation of Occupations: 93 7 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Disambiguation of Religious occupations: 80 20
  2. (Christianity) bishop
    Sense id: en-ஆயர்-ta-noun-vW5Q0YLt Categories (other): Christianity, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 42 58 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ஆயர்குலம் (āyarkulam), ஆயர்பாடி (āyarpāṭi), ஆயர்பிரான் (āyarpirāṉ) (english: Krishna) 
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      "roman": "āyarkulam",
      "word": "ஆயர்குலம்"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "āyarpāṭi",
      "word": "ஆயர்பாடி"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Krishna",
      "roman": "āyarpirāṉ",
      "translation": "Krishna",
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    }
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      "form": "ஆயருடைய",
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    {
      "form": "ஆயரில்",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
      ]
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    }
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    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/aːjɐɾ/"
    },
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      "form": "ஆயரோடு",
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    {
      "form": "ஆயரால்",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "ஆயர்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "āyarkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ஆயர் • (āyar)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cowherder(s)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cowherder",
          "cowherder"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "இடையர்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ta:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bishop"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "bishop",
          "bishop#English:_Q29182"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) bishop"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aːjɐɾ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "ta-ஆயர்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ad/Ta-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Ta-%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ஆயர்"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ஆயர் meaning in Tamil (5.6kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 1'",
  "path": [
    "ஆயர்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ஆயர்",
  "trace": ""
}

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

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 1'",
  "path": [
    "ஆயர்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ஆயர்",
  "trace": ""
}

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

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
  "path": [
    "ஆயர்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ஆயர்",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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