"கேளிர்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /keːɭɪɾ/ Audio: Ta-கேளிர்.ogg
Etymology: From கேள் (kēḷ, “to ask, inquire, claim”) + -இர் (-ir). Cognate with Kannada ಗೆಳೆಯ (geḷeya, “friend”). Etymology templates: {{af|ta|கேள்|-இர்|t1=to ask, inquire, claim}} கேள் (kēḷ, “to ask, inquire, claim”) + -இர் (-ir), {{cog|kn|ಗೆಳೆಯ||friend}} Kannada ಗೆಳೆಯ (geḷeya, “friend”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கேளிர் • (kēḷir), {{tlb|ta|higher register|in the plural}} (higher register, in the plural) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl||கேளிர்||கேளிர்|num=pl}} Forms: kēḷir [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], - [nominative, singular], கேளிர் [nominative, plural], - [singular, vocative], கேளிரே [plural, vocative], - [accusative, singular], கேளிரை [accusative, plural], - [dative, singular], கேளிருக்கு [dative, plural], - [benefactive, singular], கேளிருக்காக [benefactive, plural], - [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கேளிருடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கேளிரின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கேளிரில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கேளிரிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கேளிரோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கேளிருடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], - [instrumental, singular], கேளிரால் [instrumental, plural], - [ablative, singular], கேளிரிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. kinsmen, relations Synonyms (relatives): உற்றார் (uṟṟār), உறவினர் (uṟaviṉar), சுற்றம் (cuṟṟam), சுற்றத்தார் (cuṟṟattār), சொந்தக்காரர் (contakkārar)
    Sense id: en-கேளிர்-ta-noun--l7t4HKK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -இர், Family members Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -இர்: 70 30 Disambiguation of Family members: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'relatives': 89 11
  2. (uncommon) friends Tags: uncommon Synonyms: நண்பர்
    Sense id: en-கேளிர்-ta-noun-LkucwkKL Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Friendship Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Friendship: 19 81
     
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಗೆಳೆಯ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "friend"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "kēḷir",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிர்",
      "roman": "kēḷir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிரே",
      "roman": "kēḷirē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "கேளிரை",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிருக்கு",
      "roman": "kēḷirukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிருக்காக",
      "roman": "kēḷirukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிருடைய",
      "roman": "kēḷiruṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிரின்",
      "roman": "kēḷiriṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிரில்",
      "roman": "kēḷiril",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிரிடம்",
      "roman": "kēḷiriṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிரோடு",
      "roman": "kēḷirōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிருடன்",
      "roman": "kēḷiruṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிரால்",
      "roman": "kēḷirāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிரிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kēḷiriliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "name": "ta-noun"
    },
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        "3": "in the plural"
      },
      "expansion": "(higher register, in the plural)",
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        "1": "",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
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        },
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          "_dis": "85 15",
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          "_dis": "70 30",
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        },
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          "name": "Family members",
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        }
      ],
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          "ref": "c. 2nd Century CE, Kaṉiyan Pūngunṟanār, Puṟanāṉūṟu (poem 192)",
          "text": "யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர்\nyātum ūrē yāvarum kēḷir\nEvery town is mine, and every person (in the world) is my kin",
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        }
      ],
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        "kinsmen, relations"
      ],
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          "kinsmen",
          "kinsmen"
        ],
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          "relation",
          "relation"
        ]
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "roman": "uṟṟār",
          "sense": "relatives",
          "word": "உற்றார்"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "roman": "uṟaviṉar",
          "sense": "relatives",
          "word": "உறவினர்"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "roman": "cuṟṟam",
          "sense": "relatives",
          "word": "சுற்றம்"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "roman": "cuṟṟattār",
          "sense": "relatives",
          "word": "சுற்றத்தார்"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "roman": "contakkārar",
          "sense": "relatives",
          "word": "சொந்தக்காரர்"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Friendship",
          "orig": "ta:Friendship",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "friends"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
      ],
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        "(uncommon) friends"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "நண்பர்"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/keːɭɪɾ/"
    },
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  ],
  "word": "கேளிர்"
}

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    "Tamil irregular nouns",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms suffixed with -இர்",
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    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "கேளிர்",
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "கேளிரே",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "கேளிருக்கு",
      "roman": "kēḷirukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "கேளிருக்காக",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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      "form": "கேளிருடைய",
      "roman": "kēḷiruṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "கேளிரின்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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      "form": "கேளிரில்",
      "roman": "kēḷiril",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "கேளிரிடம்",
      "roman": "kēḷiriṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிரோடு",
      "roman": "kēḷirōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கேளிருடன்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "கேளிரால்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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      "form": "-",
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      "form": "கேளிரிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kēḷiriliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        {
          "ref": "c. 2nd Century CE, Kaṉiyan Pūngunṟanār, Puṟanāṉūṟu (poem 192)",
          "text": "யாதும் ஊரே யாவரும் கேளிர்\nyātum ūrē yāvarum kēḷir\nEvery town is mine, and every person (in the world) is my kin",
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        "kinsmen, relations"
      ],
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          "relation",
          "relation"
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      ]
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        "friends"
      ],
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          "friend",
          "friend"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncommon) friends"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "நண்பர்"
        }
      ],
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        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/keːɭɪɾ/"
    },
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    {
      "roman": "uṟṟār",
      "sense": "relatives",
      "word": "உற்றார்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "uṟaviṉar",
      "sense": "relatives",
      "word": "உறவினர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cuṟṟam",
      "sense": "relatives",
      "word": "சுற்றம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cuṟṟattār",
      "sense": "relatives",
      "word": "சுற்றத்தார்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "contakkārar",
      "sense": "relatives",
      "word": "சொந்தக்காரர்"
    }
  ],
  "word": "கேளிர்"
}

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