"காலம்" meaning in Tamil

See காலம் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaːlɐm/ Audio: ta-காலம்.ogg
Etymology: Derived from Sanskrit काल (kāla). Doublet of கால் (kāl) and காலன் (kālaṉ). Etymology templates: {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|ta|sa|काल|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit काल (kāla), {{der+|ta|sa|काल}} Derived from Sanskrit काल (kāla), {{dbt|ta|கால்|காலன்}} Doublet of கால் (kāl) and காலன் (kālaṉ) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} காலம் • (kālam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: kālam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], காலம் [nominative, singular], காலங்கள் [nominative, plural], காலமே [singular, vocative], காலங்களே [plural, vocative], காலத்தை [accusative, singular], காலங்களை [accusative, plural], காலத்துக்கு [dative, singular], காலங்களுக்கு [dative, plural], காலத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], காலங்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], காலத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காலங்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காலத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காலங்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காலத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காலங்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காலத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காலங்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காலத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காலங்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காலத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], காலங்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], காலத்தால் [instrumental, singular], காலங்களால் [instrumental, plural], காலத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], காலங்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. time Synonyms: நேரம், பொழுது, வேளை
    Sense id: en-காலம்-ta-noun-M2B0gF~I Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 54 0 5 41
  2. season Synonyms: பருவம்
    Sense id: en-காலம்-ta-noun-j44k9lxX Categories (other): Seasons Disambiguation of Seasons: 3 72 16 9
  3. (grammar) tense
    Sense id: en-காலம்-ta-noun-3rjMJfAU Categories (other): Grammar, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 5 5 74 16 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  4. time of death
    Sense id: en-காலம்-ta-noun-v77jGvXZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Death Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 7 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 6 91 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 26 72 Disambiguation of Death: 0 0 0 100
     
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காலங்களுடன்",
      "roman": "kālaṅkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காலத்தால்",
      "roman": "kālattāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காலங்களால்",
      "roman": "kālaṅkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காலத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kālattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "காலங்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kālaṅkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "காலம் • (kālam)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "time"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "நேரம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "பொழுது"
        },
        {
          "word": "வேளை"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "season"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "season",
          "season"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "பருவம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ta:Grammar"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tense"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "tense",
          "tense"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) tense"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "time of death"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "death",
          "death"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːlɐm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "ta-காலம்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/ba/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "காலம்"
}

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

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

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

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

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

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

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