"கலம்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /kalam/ Audio: Ta-கலம்.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kalam. Compare கலன் (kalaṉ). Cognate with Kannada ಕಲ (kala), Malayalam കലം (kalaṁ), Telugu కలము (kalamu) and Tulu ಕರ (kara). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*kalam|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *kalam, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*kalam}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kalam, {{cog|kn|ಕಲ}} Kannada ಕಲ (kala), {{cog|ml|കലം}} Malayalam കലം (kalaṁ), {{cog|te|కలము}} Telugu కలము (kalamu), {{cog|tcy|ಕರ}} Tulu ಕರ (kara) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கலம் • (kalam), {{tlb|ta|countable}} (countable) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: kalam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கலம் [nominative, singular], கலங்கள் [nominative, plural], கலமே [singular, vocative], கலங்களே [plural, vocative], கலத்தை [accusative, singular], கலங்களை [accusative, plural], கலத்துக்கு [dative, singular], கலங்களுக்கு [dative, plural], கலத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], கலங்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], கலத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலங்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலங்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலங்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலங்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலங்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கலங்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கலத்தால் [instrumental, singular], கலங்களால் [instrumental, plural], கலத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], கலங்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. vessel, hollow utensil, as a cup, plate; earthenware Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-கலம்-ta-noun-f5DUHehZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Containers, String instruments, Tools, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 5 20 24 5 5 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 19 2 20 25 2 2 15 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 1 23 21 1 1 20 Disambiguation of Containers: 26 25 2 14 17 2 2 11 Disambiguation of String instruments: 16 20 1 20 25 1 1 15 Disambiguation of Tools: 23 12 4 19 20 4 4 12 Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 16 1 16 19 1 22 12
  2. bottle-shaped vessel Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-கலம்-ta-noun-HX~GlmMS Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Containers, String instruments, Tools, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 5 20 24 5 5 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 19 2 20 25 2 2 15 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 1 23 21 1 1 20 Disambiguation of Containers: 26 25 2 14 17 2 2 11 Disambiguation of String instruments: 16 20 1 20 25 1 1 15 Disambiguation of Tools: 23 12 4 19 20 4 4 12 Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 16 1 16 19 1 22 12
  3. ship, boat Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-கலம்-ta-noun-Uab~B0Ex Categories (other): Watercraft Disambiguation of Watercraft: 16 22 40 8 9 0 0 5
  4. jewel, ornament Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-கலம்-ta-noun-I6Lfhv1- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Containers, Jewelry, String instruments, Tools, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 5 20 24 5 5 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 19 2 20 25 2 2 15 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 1 23 21 1 1 20 Disambiguation of Containers: 26 25 2 14 17 2 2 11 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 7 8 3 57 13 3 3 8 Disambiguation of String instruments: 16 20 1 20 25 1 1 15 Disambiguation of Tools: 23 12 4 19 20 4 4 12 Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 16 1 16 19 1 22 12
  5. lute Tags: countable Synonyms: யாழ்
    Sense id: en-கலம்-ta-noun-2oF6xsMN Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Containers, String instruments, Tools, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 5 20 24 5 5 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 19 2 20 25 2 2 15 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 1 23 21 1 1 20 Disambiguation of Containers: 26 25 2 14 17 2 2 11 Disambiguation of String instruments: 16 20 1 20 25 1 1 15 Disambiguation of Tools: 23 12 4 19 20 4 4 12 Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 16 1 16 19 1 22 12
  6. plough Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-கலம்-ta-noun-ho6Cm9mP
  7. weapon Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-கலம்-ta-noun-xo~vGrrG Categories (other): Weapons Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 16 1 16 19 1 22 12
  8. document written on palm leaf Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-கலம்-ta-noun-aMmPFjrU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Containers, String instruments, Tools, Weapons Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 5 20 24 5 5 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 19 2 20 25 2 2 15 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 1 23 21 1 1 20 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 13 11 4 21 17 4 4 28 Disambiguation of Containers: 26 25 2 14 17 2 2 11 Disambiguation of String instruments: 16 20 1 20 25 1 1 15 Disambiguation of Tools: 23 12 4 19 20 4 4 12 Disambiguation of Weapons: 13 16 1 16 19 1 22 12
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        }
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        "lute"
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        [
          "lute",
          "lute"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "யாழ்"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plough"
      ],
      "id": "en-கலம்-ta-noun-ho6Cm9mP",
      "links": [
        [
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          "plough"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "13 16 1 16 19 1 22 12",
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        }
      ],
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        "weapon"
      ],
      "id": "en-கலம்-ta-noun-xo~vGrrG",
      "links": [
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ]
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "12 14 5 20 24 5 5 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 19 2 20 25 2 2 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 16 1 23 21 1 1 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 11 4 21 17 4 4 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 25 2 14 17 2 2 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "ta:Containers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 20 1 20 25 1 1 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "String instruments",
          "orig": "ta:String instruments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 12 4 19 20 4 4 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "ta:Tools",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 16 1 16 19 1 22 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Weapons",
          "orig": "ta:Weapons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "document written on palm leaf"
      ],
      "id": "en-கலம்-ta-noun-aMmPFjrU",
      "links": [
        [
          "document",
          "document"
        ],
        [
          "palm",
          "palm"
        ],
        [
          "leaf",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kalam/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-கலம்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cb/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "கலம்"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil countable nouns",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil m-stem nouns",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
    "ta:Containers",
    "ta:Jewelry",
    "ta:String instruments",
    "ta:Tools",
    "ta:Watercraft",
    "ta:Weapons"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*kalam",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *kalam",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*kalam"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kalam",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಕಲ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಕಲ (kala)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "കലം"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam കലം (kalaṁ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "కలము"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu కలము (kalamu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcy",
        "2": "ಕರ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tulu ಕರ (kara)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kalam. Compare கலன் (kalaṉ). Cognate with Kannada ಕಲ (kala), Malayalam കലം (kalaṁ), Telugu కలము (kalamu) and Tulu ಕರ (kara).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kalam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலம்",
      "roman": "kalam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்கள்",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலமே",
      "roman": "kalamē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களே",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்தை",
      "roman": "kalattai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களை",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்துக்கு",
      "roman": "kalattukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்துக்காக",
      "roman": "kalattukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்துடைய",
      "roman": "kalattuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களுடைய",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்தின்",
      "roman": "kalattiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களின்",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்தில்",
      "roman": "kalattil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களில்",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்திடம்",
      "roman": "kalattiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களிடம்",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்தோடு",
      "roman": "kalattōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களோடு",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்துடன்",
      "roman": "kalattuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களுடன்",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்தால்",
      "roman": "kalattāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களால்",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kalattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கலங்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kalaṅkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "கலம் • (kalam)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "countable"
      },
      "expansion": "(countable)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vessel, hollow utensil, as a cup, plate; earthenware"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ],
        [
          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ],
        [
          "utensil",
          "utensil"
        ],
        [
          "cup",
          "cup"
        ],
        [
          "plate",
          "plate"
        ],
        [
          "earthenware",
          "earthenware"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bottle-shaped vessel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bottle",
          "bottle"
        ],
        [
          "shaped",
          "shaped"
        ],
        [
          "vessel",
          "vessel"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ship, boat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ship",
          "ship"
        ],
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "jewel, ornament"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jewel",
          "jewel"
        ],
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lute"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lute",
          "lute"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "யாழ்"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "plough"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plough",
          "plough"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weapon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "document written on palm leaf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "document",
          "document"
        ],
        [
          "palm",
          "palm"
        ],
        [
          "leaf",
          "leaf"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kalam/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-கலம்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cb/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "கலம்"
}

Download raw JSONL data for கலம் meaning in Tamil (6.7kB)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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