"கனம்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /kanam/ Audio: Ta-கனம்.ogg Forms: kaṉam [romanization]
Etymology: From Sanskrit घन (ghana). Etymology templates: {{bor|ta|sa|घन}} Sanskrit घन (ghana) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கனம் • (kaṉam)
  1. heaviness, weight Synonyms: சீர்
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-0P32zGlD
  2. thickness, size
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-MMyJ87Ad Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 3 14 8 14 17 3 15 3 8 3 11 3
  3. honor, dignity, respectability, moral worth
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-uLwdIVCq
  4. density, closeness, hardness, solidity
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-jFWz~xdB Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 3 14 8 14 17 3 15 3 8 3 11 3
  5. roundness
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-y62nfRcW Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 3 14 8 14 17 3 15 3 8 3 11 3
  6. firmness
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-janq0RpN
  7. abundance, copiousness, excessiveness, plenty, much
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-hf9~X~AU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 10 7 3 3 3 56 3 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 8 6 3 3 3 59 3 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 5 11 17 2 32 2 3 2 15 2 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 3 14 8 14 17 3 15 3 8 3 11 3
  8. cube
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-TzxBcqT-
  9. multitude, assemblage, crowd
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-1MrVOvhK
  10. circle
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-ijkXjTJ-
  11. breadth, width
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-j6-hfBNX Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 3 14 8 14 17 3 15 3 8 3 11 3
  12. cloud
    Sense id: en-கனம்-ta-noun-VmgQELdT
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