See இவை in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "These are ants.",
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"roman": "yātu",
"word": "யாது"
},
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"word": "proximal: இவைdistal: அவை yonder: உவைinterrogative: எவை"
},
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"word": "யாவை"
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},
{
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"word": "யாவன்"
},
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"roman": "evarkaḷ",
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},
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},
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},
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},
{
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},
{
"roman": "yātu",
"word": "யாது"
},
{
"roman": "evai",
"word": "proximal: இவைdistal: அவை yonder: உவைinterrogative: எவை"
},
{
"roman": "yāvai",
"word": "யாவை"
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"Tamil pronouns",
"Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
"Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
"Tamil terms prefixed with இ-",
"Tamil terms suffixed with -வை",
"Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"Tamil terms with usage examples"
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3
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[
"இது",
"இது#Tamil"
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