See கொசு in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
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"plural"
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{
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"plural"
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
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{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
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{
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"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
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"error-unrecognized-form",
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"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
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{
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"plural"
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"instrumental",
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"singular"
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"ablative",
"plural"
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"Tamil onomatopoeias",
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{
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{
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{
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"dative",
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},
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"benefactive",
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},
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"error-unrecognized-form",
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},
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"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
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"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
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},
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"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
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"error-unrecognized-form",
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"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
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"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
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"error-unrecognized-form",
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},
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"plural"
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},
{
"form": "கொசுக்களால்",
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"instrumental",
"plural"
]
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"form": "கொசுவிலிருந்து",
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"ablative",
"singular"
]
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"form": "கொசுக்களிலிருந்து",
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"source": "declension",
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"ablative",
"plural"
]
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{
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"roman": "kocuku",
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"alternative"
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{
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}
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"eye fly"
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"(colloquial) eye fly"
],
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],
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"colloquial"
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}
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},
{
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},
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"word": "கொசு"
}
Download raw JSONL data for கொசு meaning in Tamil (5.7kB)
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