"ஏலக்காய்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /eːlakːaːj/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy (“cardamom seed”). By surface analysis, ஏலம் (ēlam, “cardamom”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit or seed”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-sou-pro|*ēlV-|*ēlVkkāy|cardamom seed|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy (“cardamom seed”), {{inh+|ta|dra-sou-pro|*ēlV-|*ēlVkkāy|t=cardamom seed}} Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *ēlVkkāy (“cardamom seed”), {{surf|ta|ஏலம்|காய்|t1=cardamom|t2=unripe fruit or seed}} By surface analysis, ஏலம் (ēlam, “cardamom”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit or seed”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} ஏலக்காய் • (ēlakkāy) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: ēlakkāy [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ஏலக்காய் [nominative, singular], ஏலக்காய்கள் [nominative, plural], ஏலக்காயே [singular, vocative], ஏலக்காய்களே [plural, vocative], ஏலக்காயை [accusative, singular], ஏலக்காய்களை [accusative, plural], ஏலக்காய்க்கு [dative, singular], ஏலக்காய்களுக்கு [dative, plural], ஏலக்காய்க்காக [benefactive, singular], ஏலக்காய்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], ஏலக்காயுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஏலக்காய்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஏலக்காயின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஏலக்காய்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஏலக்காயில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஏலக்காய்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஏலக்காயிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஏலக்காய்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஏலக்காயோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஏலக்காய்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஏலக்காயுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ஏலக்காய்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], ஏலக்காயால் [instrumental, singular], ஏலக்காய்களால் [instrumental, plural], ஏலக்காயிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], ஏலக்காய்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. cardamom (the seed of Elettaria cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder) Related terms: ஏலம் (ēlam)
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      "expansion": "ஏலக்காய் • (ēlakkāy)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "ēlam",
      "word": "ஏலம்"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tamil compound terms",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil nouns",
        "Tamil terms derived from Proto-South Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-South Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
        "Tamil y-stem nouns",
        "ta:Spices",
        "ta:Spices and herbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cardamom (the seed of Elettaria cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cardamom",
          "cardamom#English:_Q14625808"
        ],
        [
          "seed",
          "seed"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "spice",
          "spice"
        ],
        [
          "especially",
          "especially"
        ],
        [
          "curry powder",
          "curry powder"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/eːlakːaːj/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ஏலக்காய்"
}

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

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 2'",
  "path": [
    "ஏலக்காய்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ஏலக்காய்",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

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

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

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tamil dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-07-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-07-01 using wiktextract (45c4a21 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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