"கலன்" meaning in Tamil

See கலன் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɐlɐn/ Audio: Ta-கலன்.ogg
Etymology: Related to கலம் (kalam). Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கலன் • (kalaṉ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|type=root}} Forms: kalaṉ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கலன் [nominative, singular], கலன்கள் [nominative, plural], கலனே [singular, vocative], கலன்களே [plural, vocative], கலனை [accusative, singular], கலன்களை [accusative, plural], கலனுக்கு [dative, singular], கலன்களுக்கு [dative, plural], கலனுக்காக [benefactive, singular], கலன்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], கலனுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலன்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலனின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலன்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலனில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலன்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலனிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலன்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலனோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலன்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலனுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலன்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலனால் [instrumental, singular], கலன்களால் [instrumental, plural], கலனிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], கலன்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. vessel, utensil
    Sense id: en-கலன்-ta-noun-43516hQs Categories (other): Containers Disambiguation of Containers: 20 35 4 41
  2. any boiler-like metal container
    Sense id: en-கலன்-ta-noun-D0n~~TO2 Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Containers Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 7 49 26 18 Disambiguation of Containers: 20 35 4 41
  3. ornaments, jewels
    Sense id: en-கலன்-ta-noun-qmy~M9Kh Categories (other): Jewelry Disambiguation of Jewelry: 9 25 46 20
  4. a navigating vessel, a boat
    Sense id: en-கலன்-ta-noun-ox6LL1Iy Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Containers Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 17 14 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 37 8 52 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 3 35 11 52 Disambiguation of Containers: 20 35 4 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: கலம் (kalam) Derived forms: அணிகலன் (aṇikalaṉ), கொதிகலன் (kotikalaṉ)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "aṇikalaṉ",
      "word": "அணிகலன்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kotikalaṉ",
      "word": "கொதிகலன்"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to கலம் (kalam).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kalaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்",
      "roman": "kalaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்கள்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனே",
      "roman": "kalaṉē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களே",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனை",
      "roman": "kalaṉai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களை",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனுக்கு",
      "roman": "kalaṉukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனுக்காக",
      "roman": "kalaṉukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனுடைய",
      "roman": "kalaṉuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களுடைய",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனின்",
      "roman": "kalaṉiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களின்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனில்",
      "roman": "kalaṉil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களில்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனிடம்",
      "roman": "kalaṉiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களிடம்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனோடு",
      "roman": "kalaṉōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களோடு",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனுடன்",
      "roman": "kalaṉuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களுடன்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனால்",
      "roman": "kalaṉāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களால்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kalaṉiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "கலன் • (kalaṉ)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "root"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "20 35 4 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "ta:Containers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "vessel, utensil"
      ],
      "id": "en-கலன்-ta-noun-43516hQs",
      "links": [
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "utensil",
          "utensil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 49 26 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 35 4 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "ta:Containers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "any boiler-like metal container"
      ],
      "id": "en-கலன்-ta-noun-D0n~~TO2",
      "links": [
        [
          "boiler",
          "boiler"
        ],
        [
          "metal",
          "metal"
        ],
        [
          "container",
          "container"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 25 46 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Jewelry",
          "orig": "ta:Jewelry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ornaments, jewels"
      ],
      "id": "en-கலன்-ta-noun-qmy~M9Kh",
      "links": [
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ],
        [
          "jewel",
          "jewel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 17 14 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 37 8 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 35 11 52",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 35 4 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "ta:Containers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a navigating vessel, a boat"
      ],
      "id": "en-கலன்-ta-noun-ox6LL1Iy",
      "links": [
        [
          "navigating",
          "navigating"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐlɐn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-கலன்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kalam",
      "word": "கலம்"
    }
  ],
  "word": "கலன்"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
    "ta:Containers",
    "ta:Jewelry"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "aṇikalaṉ",
      "word": "அணிகலன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kotikalaṉ",
      "word": "கொதிகலன்"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Related to கலம் (kalam).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kalaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்",
      "roman": "kalaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்கள்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனே",
      "roman": "kalaṉē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களே",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனை",
      "roman": "kalaṉai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களை",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனுக்கு",
      "roman": "kalaṉukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனுக்காக",
      "roman": "kalaṉukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனுடைய",
      "roman": "kalaṉuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களுடைய",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனின்",
      "roman": "kalaṉiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களின்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனில்",
      "roman": "kalaṉil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களில்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனிடம்",
      "roman": "kalaṉiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களிடம்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனோடு",
      "roman": "kalaṉōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களோடு",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனுடன்",
      "roman": "kalaṉuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களுடன்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனால்",
      "roman": "kalaṉāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களால்",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலனிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kalaṉiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலன்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kalaṉkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "கலன் • (kalaṉ)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "type": "root"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vessel, utensil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "utensil",
          "utensil"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any boiler-like metal container"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boiler",
          "boiler"
        ],
        [
          "metal",
          "metal"
        ],
        [
          "container",
          "container"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ornaments, jewels"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ],
        [
          "jewel",
          "jewel"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a navigating vessel, a boat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "navigating",
          "navigating"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐlɐn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-கலன்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kalam",
      "word": "கலம்"
    }
  ],
  "word": "கலன்"
}

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