"குகை" meaning in Tamil

See குகை in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡuɡai/, /kuɡai/
Etymology: Inherited from Old Tamil [Term?], from Sanskrit गुहा (guhā). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|oty||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tamil [Term?], {{inh+|ta|oty}} Inherited from Old Tamil [Term?], {{der|ta|sa|गुहा}} Sanskrit गुहा (guhā) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} குகை • (kukai) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: kukai [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], குகை [nominative, singular], குகைகள் [nominative, plural], குகையே [singular, vocative], குகைகளே [plural, vocative], குகையை [accusative, singular], குகைகளை [accusative, plural], குகைக்கு [dative, singular], குகைகளுக்கு [dative, plural], குகைக்காக [benefactive, singular], குகைகளுக்காக [benefactive, plural], குகையுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], குகைகளுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], குகையின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], குகைகளின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], குகையில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], குகைகளில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], குகையிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], குகைகளிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], குகையோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], குகைகளோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], குகையுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], குகைகளுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], குகையால் [instrumental, singular], குகைகளால் [instrumental, plural], குகையிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], குகைகளிலிருந்து [ablative, plural], கொகை [alternative, Tamil, colloquial], கொக [alternative, Tamil, colloquial]
  1. cave, grotto, mountain cavern
    Sense id: en-குகை-ta-noun-0kM9uYK6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Animal dwellings, Caving, Landforms Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 11 11 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 80 7 12 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 53 17 30 Disambiguation of Animal dwellings: 85 8 8 Disambiguation of Caving: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Landforms: 92 4 4
  2. (wild animal's) den
    Sense id: en-குகை-ta-noun-iooan-hW
  3. hermit's cell
    Sense id: en-குகை-ta-noun-pXxNueio
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      ],
      "qualifier": "wild animal's",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(wild animal's) den"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hermit's cell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hermit",
          "hermit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡuɡai/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kuɡai/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "குகை"
}

Download raw JSONL data for குகை meaning in Tamil (5.3kB)

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

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

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

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

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

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

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tamil dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-08-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-07-20 using wiktextract (ed078bd and 3c020d2). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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