"கண்" meaning in Tamil

See கண் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɐɳ/ Audio: Ta-கண்.ogg
Rhymes: -ɐɳ Etymology: Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆 (kaṇ), from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇ. Cognates Cognate with Brahui خَن (xan), Kannada ಕಣ್ಣು (kaṇṇu), Kolami कण्, Malayalam കണ്ണ് (kaṇṇŭ), Telugu కన్ను (kannu), Tulu ಕಣ್ಣ್ (kaṇṇŭ). Related to காண் (kāṇ, “to see”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|oty|𑀓𑀡𑁆|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆 (kaṇ), {{inh+|ta|oty|𑀓𑀡𑁆}} Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆 (kaṇ), {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*kaṇ}} Proto-Dravidian *kaṇ, {{col-top|3|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|brh|خَن}} Brahui خَن (xan), {{cog|kn|ಕಣ್ಣು}} Kannada ಕಣ್ಣು (kaṇṇu), {{cog|kfb|कण्}} Kolami कण्, {{cog|ml|കണ്ണ്}} Malayalam കണ്ണ് (kaṇṇŭ), {{cog|te|కన్ను}} Telugu కన్ను (kannu), {{cog|tcy|ಕಣ್ಣ್}} Tulu ಕಣ್ಣ್ (kaṇṇŭ) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கண் • (kaṇ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|கண்|கண்கள்|கண்ணே|கண்ணு}} Forms: kaṇ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கண் [nominative, singular], கண்கள் [nominative, plural], கண்ணே [singular, vocative], கண்களே [plural, vocative], கண்ணை [accusative, singular], கண்களை [accusative, plural], கண்ணுக்கு [dative, singular], கண்களுக்கு [dative, plural], கண்ணுக்காக [benefactive, singular], கண்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], கண்ணுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கண்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கண்ணின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கண்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கண்ணில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கண்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கண்ணிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கண்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கண்ணோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கண்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கண்ணுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கண்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கண்ணால் [instrumental, singular], கண்களால் [instrumental, plural], கண்ணிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], கண்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural], கண்ணு [alternative, colloquial]
  1. (anatomy) eye Synonyms: விழி
    Sense id: en-கண்-ta-noun-R8IVtfcO Categories (other): Anatomy, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Animal body parts, Eye Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 10 7 25 27 5 3 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 17 11 18 14 8 5 22 3 3 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 61 4 9 13 3 2 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Eye: 70 0 13 2 15 0 0 0 0 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (figuratively) liking, desire Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-கண்-ta-noun-DsHsFpdA Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 17 11 18 14 8 5 22 3 3
  3. (botany) eye or hollow marks (on a coconut, palm fruit)
    Sense id: en-கண்-ta-noun-kkdIbCAx Categories (other): Botany, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 10 7 25 27 5 3 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 17 11 18 14 8 5 22 3 3 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  4. dark eyelike spot on the feathers of certain birds (such as a peacock)
    Sense id: en-கண்-ta-noun-nRmDIfKU Categories (other): Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 10 7 25 27 5 3 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 17 11 18 14 8 5 22 3 3
  5. keeping an eye out
    Sense id: en-கண்-ta-noun-66T4ziL-
  6. view, perspective Synonyms: கண்ணோட்டம், நோக்கு
    Sense id: en-கண்-ta-noun-iLgu45JS
  7. aperture, orifice, perforation
    Sense id: en-கண்-ta-noun-k6WyKrw5 Categories (other): Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 10 7 25 27 5 3 18 2 2 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 17 11 18 14 8 5 22 3 3
  8. centre of a drum
    Sense id: en-கண்-ta-noun-gU-c~qD~
  9. (literary) place, site Tags: literary Synonyms: இடம்
    Sense id: en-கண்-ta-noun-YGAg79VC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: அங்கயற்கண்ணி (aṅkayaṟkaṇṇi), இன்கண் (iṉkaṇ), கணவன் (kaṇavaṉ), கணு (kaṇu), -கண் (-kaṇ), கண்கலங்கு (kaṇkalaṅku), கண்காணம் (kaṇkāṇam), கண்காணி (kaṇkāṇi), கண்ணகி (kaṇṇaki), கண்ணன் (kaṇṇaṉ), கண்ணமரம் (kaṇṇamaram), கண்ணய (kaṇṇaya), கண்ணா (kaṇṇā), கண்ணாடி (kaṇṇāṭi), கண்ணாம்பூச்சி (kaṇṇāmpūcci), கண்ணாளன் (kaṇṇāḷaṉ), கண்ணீர் (kaṇṇīr), கண்ணே (kaṇṇē), கண்ணோட்டம் (kaṇṇōṭṭam), கண்மணி (kaṇmaṇi), கண்றாவி (kaṇṟāvi), கண்விழி (kaṇviḻi), காடைக்கண்ணி (kāṭaikkaṇṇi), பீலிக்கண் (pīlikkaṇ)
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      "roman": "aṅkayaṟkaṇṇi",
      "word": "அங்கயற்கண்ணி"
    },
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      "roman": "iṉkaṇ",
      "word": "இன்கண்"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇavaṉ",
      "word": "கணவன்"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇu",
      "word": "கணு"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "-kaṇ",
      "word": "-கண்"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇkalaṅku",
      "word": "கண்கலங்கு"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇkāṇam",
      "word": "கண்காணம்"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇkāṇi",
      "word": "கண்காணி"
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      "roman": "kaṇṇaki",
      "word": "கண்ணகி"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇṇaṉ",
      "word": "கண்ணன்"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇṇamaram",
      "word": "கண்ணமரம்"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇṇaya",
      "word": "கண்ணய"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇṇā",
      "word": "கண்ணா"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇṇāṭi",
      "word": "கண்ணாடி"
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      "roman": "kaṇṇāmpūcci",
      "word": "கண்ணாம்பூச்சி"
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      "roman": "kaṇṇāḷaṉ",
      "word": "கண்ணாளன்"
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      "roman": "kaṇṇīr",
      "word": "கண்ணீர்"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇṇē",
      "word": "கண்ணே"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇṇōṭṭam",
      "word": "கண்ணோட்டம்"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kaṇmaṇi",
      "word": "கண்மணி"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇṟāvi",
      "word": "கண்றாவி"
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    {
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      "roman": "kaṇviḻi",
      "word": "கண்விழி"
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    {
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      "roman": "kāṭaikkaṇṇi",
      "word": "காடைக்கண்ணி"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "pīlikkaṇ",
      "word": "பீலிக்கண்"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "oty",
        "3": "𑀓𑀡𑁆",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆 (kaṇ)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "oty",
        "3": "𑀓𑀡𑁆"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆 (kaṇ)",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*kaṇ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *kaṇ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3",
        "2": "cog"
      },
      "expansion": "Cognates",
      "name": "col-top"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "brh",
        "2": "خَن"
      },
      "expansion": "Brahui خَن (xan)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಕಣ್ಣು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಕಣ್ಣು (kaṇṇu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kfb",
        "2": "कण्"
      },
      "expansion": "Kolami कण्",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "കണ്ണ്"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam കണ്ണ് (kaṇṇŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "కన్ను"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu కన్ను (kannu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcy",
        "2": "ಕಣ್ಣ್"
      },
      "expansion": "Tulu ಕಣ್ಣ್ (kaṇṇŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀡𑁆 (kaṇ), from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇ.\nCognates\nCognate with Brahui خَن (xan), Kannada ಕಣ್ಣು (kaṇṇu), Kolami कण्, Malayalam കണ്ണ് (kaṇṇŭ), Telugu కన్ను (kannu), Tulu ಕಣ್ಣ್ (kaṇṇŭ).\nRelated to காண் (kāṇ, “to see”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kaṇ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்",
      "roman": "kaṇ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்கள்",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணே",
      "roman": "kaṇṇē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களே",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணை",
      "roman": "kaṇṇai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களை",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணுக்கு",
      "roman": "kaṇṇukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணுக்காக",
      "roman": "kaṇṇukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணுடைய",
      "roman": "kaṇṇuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களுடைய",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணின்",
      "roman": "kaṇṇiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களின்",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணில்",
      "roman": "kaṇṇil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களில்",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணிடம்",
      "roman": "kaṇṇiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களிடம்",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணோடு",
      "roman": "kaṇṇōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களோடு",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணுடன்",
      "roman": "kaṇṇuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களுடன்",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணால்",
      "roman": "kaṇṇāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களால்",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kaṇṇiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kaṇkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கண்ணு",
      "roman": "kaṇṇu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "கண் • (kaṇ)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "கண்"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "கண்ணே",
        "4": "கண்ணு"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "ta:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 7 25 27 5 3 18 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "17 11 18 14 8 5 22 3 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Animal body parts",
          "orig": "ta:Animal body parts",
          "parents": [
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            "Anatomy"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 0 13 2 15 0 0 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Eye",
          "orig": "ta:Eye",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eye"
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      "id": "en-கண்-ta-noun-R8IVtfcO",
      "links": [
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          "anatomy"
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          "eye"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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          "word": "கண்ணோட்டம்"
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      "roman": "iṉkaṇ",
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      "roman": "kaṇṇaya",
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      "roman": "kaṇṇā",
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      "roman": "kaṇṇāṭi",
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      "roman": "kaṇṇāmpūcci",
      "word": "கண்ணாம்பூச்சி"
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    {
      "roman": "kaṇṇāḷaṉ",
      "word": "கண்ணாளன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kaṇṇīr",
      "word": "கண்ணீர்"
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      "roman": "kaṇṇē",
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      "roman": "kaṇṇōṭṭam",
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      "roman": "kaṇmaṇi",
      "word": "கண்மணி"
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      "roman": "kaṇṟāvi",
      "word": "கண்றாவி"
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      "roman": "kaṇviḻi",
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      "roman": "kāṭaikkaṇṇi",
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      "form": "கண்ணுக்காக",
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      "form": "கண்ணில்",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "கண்ணு",
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          "word": "கண்ணோட்டம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "நோக்கு"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "aperture, orifice, perforation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aperture",
          "aperture"
        ],
        [
          "orifice",
          "orifice"
        ],
        [
          "perforation",
          "perforation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "centre of a drum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "centre",
          "centre"
        ],
        [
          "drum",
          "drum"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "place, site"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "place",
          "place"
        ],
        [
          "site",
          "site"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) place, site"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "இடம்"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐɳ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-கண்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6c/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɐɳ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ta:கண்"
  ],
  "word": "கண்"
}

Download raw JSONL data for கண் meaning in Tamil (9.5kB)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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