"எலி" meaning in Tamil

See எலி in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /eli/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eli. Cognate with Malayalam എലി (eli), Kannada ಇಲಿ (ili), Tulu ಎಲಿ (eli), Telugu ఎలుక (eluka). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*eli|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *eli, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*eli}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *eli, {{cog|ml|എലി}} Malayalam എലി (eli), {{cog|kn|ಇಲಿ}} Kannada ಇಲಿ (ili), {{cog|tcy|ಎಲಿ}} Tulu ಎಲಿ (eli), {{cog|te|ఎలుక}} Telugu ఎలుక (eluka) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} எலி • (eli) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: eli [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], எலி [nominative, singular], எலிகள் [nominative, plural], எலியே [singular, vocative], எலிகளே [plural, vocative], எலியை [accusative, singular], எலிகளை [accusative, plural], எலிக்கு [dative, singular], எலிகளுக்கு [dative, plural], எலிக்காக [benefactive, singular], எலிகளுக்காக [benefactive, plural], எலியுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], எலிகளுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], எலியின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], எலிகளின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], எலியில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], எலிகளில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], எலியிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], எலிகளிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], எலியோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], எலிகளோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], எலியுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], எலிகளுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], எலியால் [instrumental, singular], எலிகளால் [instrumental, plural], எலியிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], எலிகளிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. rat
    Sense id: en-எலி-ta-noun-mVDOwkbs
  2. bandicoot
    Sense id: en-எலி-ta-noun-ramV6rFq Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Animals, Mammals, Rodents Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Animals: 7 93 Disambiguation of Mammals: 4 96 Disambiguation of Rodents: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: சுண்டெலி (cuṇṭeli) 
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "cuṇṭeli",
      "word": "சுண்டெலி"
    }
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        "2": "dra-pro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *eli",
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      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam എലി (eli)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಇಲಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಇಲಿ (ili)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcy",
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      },
      "expansion": "Tulu ಎಲಿ (eli)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "ఎలుక"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu ఎలుక (eluka)",
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    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ta-decl",
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        "inflection-template"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "எலியே",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "எலிகளை",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிக்கு",
      "roman": "elikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளுக்கு",
      "roman": "elikaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிக்காக",
      "roman": "elikkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளுக்காக",
      "roman": "elikaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியுடைய",
      "roman": "eliyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளுடைய",
      "roman": "elikaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியின்",
      "roman": "eliyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளின்",
      "roman": "elikaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "எலியில்",
      "roman": "eliyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளில்",
      "roman": "elikaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியிடம்",
      "roman": "eliyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளிடம்",
      "roman": "elikaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியோடு",
      "roman": "eliyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளோடு",
      "roman": "elikaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "eliyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "roman": "elikaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியால்",
      "roman": "eliyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளால்",
      "roman": "elikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "eliyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "elikaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "எலி • (eli)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rat"
      ],
      "id": "en-எலி-ta-noun-mVDOwkbs",
      "links": [
        [
          "rat",
          "rat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
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          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "ta:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "ta:Mammals",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Rodents",
          "orig": "ta:Rodents",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bandicoot"
      ],
      "id": "en-எலி-ta-noun-ramV6rFq",
      "links": [
        [
          "bandicoot",
          "bandicoot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eli/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "எலி"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil i-stem nouns",
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      "form": "எலிகளுக்கு",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "எலியுடைய",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளுடைய",
      "roman": "elikaḷuṭaiya",
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      "form": "எலியின்",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "எலியில்",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "எலிகளில்",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "roman": "elikaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியோடு",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளோடு",
      "roman": "elikaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியுடன்",
      "roman": "eliyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளுடன்",
      "roman": "elikaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியால்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளால்",
      "roman": "elikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலியிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "eliyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "எலிகளிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "elikaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "ta-decl"
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  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rat",
          "rat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bandicoot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bandicoot",
          "bandicoot"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eli/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "எலி"
}

Download raw JSONL data for எலி meaning in Tamil (5.2kB)

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

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

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

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

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

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

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tamil dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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