"காரணம்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /kaːɾaɳam/ Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-காரணம்.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa). Etymology templates: {{root|ta|sa|कृ|id=}}, {{root|ta|ine-pro|*kʷer-}}, {{sa-root|कृ|PIE=kʷer|c=1|lang=ta}}, {{bor+|ta|sa|कारण}} Borrowed from Sanskrit कारण (kāraṇa) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} காரணம் • (kāraṇam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: kāraṇam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], காரணம் [nominative, singular], காரணங்கள் [nominative, plural], காரணமே [singular, vocative], காரணங்களே [plural, vocative], காரணத்தை [accusative, singular], காரணங்களை [accusative, plural], காரணத்துக்கு [dative, singular], காரணங்களுக்கு [dative, plural], காரணத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], காரணங்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], காரணத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காரணங்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காரணத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காரணங்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காரணத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காரணங்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காரணத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காரணங்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காரணத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காரணங்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காரணத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காரணங்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காரணத்தால் [instrumental, singular], காரணங்களால் [instrumental, plural], காரணத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], காரணங்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. reason, ground (of an assertion or argument) Synonyms: ஏது, விளக்கம், சான்று
    Sense id: en-காரணம்-ta-noun-M32qIh15 Categories (other): Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 10 28 7 26 29 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 18 21 16 22 22
  2. excuse
    Sense id: en-காரணம்-ta-noun-t2wdsfJL 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: 7 30 6 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 33 3 27 34 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 10 28 7 26 29 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 18 21 16 22 22
  3. principle, origin, cause Synonyms: மூலம், வாவில், வாவில்
    Sense id: en-காரணம்-ta-noun-BDkiAYG- Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 18 21 16 22 22
  4. motive, object
    Sense id: en-காரணம்-ta-noun-FGuB92xi 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: 7 30 6 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 33 3 27 34 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 10 28 7 26 29 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 18 21 16 22 22
  5. means Synonyms: கருவி
    Sense id: en-காரணம்-ta-noun-cDMtVZJp 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: 7 30 6 25 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 33 3 27 34 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 10 28 7 26 29 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 18 21 16 22 22
     
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          "english": "Stop giving excuses.",
          "roman": "cummā kāraṇam collāta",
          "text": "சும்மா காரணம் சொல்லாத",
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    {
      "form": "காரணங்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணத்துக்காக",
      "roman": "kāraṇattukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணங்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணத்துடைய",
      "roman": "kāraṇattuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணங்களுடைய",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணத்தின்",
      "roman": "kāraṇattiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணங்களின்",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணத்தில்",
      "roman": "kāraṇattil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணங்களில்",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணத்திடம்",
      "roman": "kāraṇattiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணங்களிடம்",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணத்தோடு",
      "roman": "kāraṇattōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணங்களோடு",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணத்துடன்",
      "roman": "kāraṇattuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணங்களுடன்",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணத்தால்",
      "roman": "kāraṇattāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணங்களால்",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kāraṇattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காரணங்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kāraṇaṅkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "காரணம் • (kāraṇam)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "reason, ground (of an assertion or argument)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ],
        [
          "ground",
          "ground"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ஏது"
        },
        {
          "word": "விளக்கம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "சான்று"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(colloquial-)"
        },
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Stop giving excuses.",
          "roman": "cummā kāraṇam collāta",
          "text": "சும்மா காரணம் சொல்லாத",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "excuse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "excuse",
          "excuse"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "principle, origin, cause"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "principle",
          "principle"
        ],
        [
          "origin",
          "origin"
        ],
        [
          "cause",
          "cause"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மூலம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "வாவில்"
        },
        {
          "word": "வாவில்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "motive, object"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "motive",
          "motive"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "means"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "means",
          "means"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "கருவி"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-காரணம்.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/LL-Q5885_%28tam%29-Sriveenkat-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.wav/LL-Q5885_%28tam%29-Sriveenkat-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/LL-Q5885_%28tam%29-Sriveenkat-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.wav/LL-Q5885_%28tam%29-Sriveenkat-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːɾaɳam/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "காரணம்"
}

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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "காரணம்",
  "trace": ""
}

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}

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    "காரணம்"
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "காரணம்",
  "trace": ""
}

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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "காரணம்",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
  "path": [
    "காரணம்"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "காரணம்",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "காரணம்",
  "trace": ""
}

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