"கள்வன்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /kaɭʋan/
Etymology: From கள் (kaḷ, “to steal”) + -வன் (-vaṉ). Compare களவன் (kaḷavaṉ). Cognate with Malayalam കളവൻ (kaḷavaṉ) and Tulu ಕಳ್ವೇ (kaḷvē). Etymology templates: {{suffix|ta|கள்|வன்|t1=to steal}} கள் (kaḷ, “to steal”) + -வன் (-vaṉ), {{cog|ml|കളവൻ}} Malayalam കളവൻ (kaḷavaṉ), {{cog|tcy|ಕಳ್ವೇ}} Tulu ಕಳ್ವೇ (kaḷvē) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கள்வன் • (kaḷvaṉ), {{tlb|ta|Formal Tamil}} (Formal Tamil) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: kaḷvaṉ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கள்வன் [nominative, singular], கள்வர்கள் [nominative, plural], கள்வனே [singular, vocative], கள்வர்களே [plural, vocative], கள்வனை [accusative, singular], கள்வர்களை [accusative, plural], கள்வனுக்கு [dative, singular], கள்வர்களுக்கு [dative, plural], கள்வனுக்காக [benefactive, singular], கள்வர்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], கள்வனுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கள்வர்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கள்வனின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கள்வர்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கள்வனில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கள்வர்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கள்வனிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கள்வர்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கள்வனோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கள்வர்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கள்வனுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கள்வர்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கள்வனால் [instrumental, singular], கள்வர்களால் [instrumental, plural], கள்வனிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], கள்வர்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. (masculine) thief, robber Tags: masculine Synonyms: திருடன், கள்ளன், களவன், களவாணி
    Sense id: en-கள்வன்-ta-noun-p~lMDlJQ Categories (other): Formal Tamil, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -வன், Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Crime, Male people, Theft
     
{
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "கள்",
        "3": "வன்",
        "t1": "to steal"
      },
      "expansion": "கள் (kaḷ, “to steal”) + -வன் (-vaṉ)",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "കളവൻ"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam കളവൻ (kaḷavaṉ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcy",
        "2": "ಕಳ್ವೇ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tulu ಕಳ್ವೇ (kaḷvē)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From கள் (kaḷ, “to steal”) + -வன் (-vaṉ). Compare களவன் (kaḷavaṉ). Cognate with Malayalam കളവൻ (kaḷavaṉ) and Tulu ಕಳ್ವೇ (kaḷvē).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "kaḷvaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "கள்வன்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்கள்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனே",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களே",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனை",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களை",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனுக்கு",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனுக்காக",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனுடைய",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களுடைய",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனின்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களின்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனில்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களில்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனிடம்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களிடம்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனோடு",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களோடு",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனுடன்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களுடன்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனால்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களால்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "கள்வன் • (kaḷvaṉ)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "Formal Tamil"
      },
      "expansion": "(Formal Tamil)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Formal Tamil",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms suffixed with -வன்",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Crime",
          "orig": "ta:Crime",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "ta:Male people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Theft",
          "orig": "ta:Theft",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "thief, robber"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ],
        [
          "robber",
          "robber"
        ]
      ],
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        "(masculine) thief, robber"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "திருடன்"
        },
        {
          "word": "கள்ளன்"
        },
        {
          "word": "களவன்"
        },
        {
          "word": "களவாணி"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɭʋan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "கள்வன்"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "கள்",
        "3": "வன்",
        "t1": "to steal"
      },
      "expansion": "கள் (kaḷ, “to steal”) + -வன் (-vaṉ)",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
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      },
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    {
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      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From கள் (kaḷ, “to steal”) + -வன் (-vaṉ). Compare களவன் (kaḷavaṉ). Cognate with Malayalam കളവൻ (kaḷavaṉ) and Tulu ಕಳ್ವೇ (kaḷvē).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "kaḷvaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வன்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்கள்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனே",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களே",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனை",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களை",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனுக்கு",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனுக்காக",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனுடைய",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களுடைய",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனின்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களின்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனில்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களில்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனிடம்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களிடம்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனோடு",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களோடு",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனுடன்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களுடன்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனால்",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களால்",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வனிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kaḷvaṉiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கள்வர்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kaḷvarkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "கள்வன் • (kaḷvaṉ)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "Formal Tamil"
      },
      "expansion": "(Formal Tamil)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Formal Tamil",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil nouns",
        "Tamil terms suffixed with -வன்",
        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
        "Tamil ṉ-stem nouns",
        "ta:Crime",
        "ta:Male people",
        "ta:Theft"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thief, robber"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thief",
          "thief"
        ],
        [
          "robber",
          "robber"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(masculine) thief, robber"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "திருடன்"
        },
        {
          "word": "கள்ளன்"
        },
        {
          "word": "களவன்"
        },
        {
          "word": "களவாணி"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaɭʋan/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "கள்வன்"
}

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