"கொசு" meaning in Tamil

See கொசு in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kot͡ɕɯ/, [kosɯ] Audio: Ta-கொசு.ogg
Etymology: Possibly onomatopoeic. Cognate with Malayalam കൊതുക് (kotukŭ). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|ta|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{cog|ml|കൊതുക്}} Malayalam കൊതുക് (kotukŭ) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கொசு • (kocu) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|கொசு|கொசுக்கள்|கொசுவே|கொசுவு}} Forms: kocu [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கொசு [nominative, singular], கொசுக்கள் [nominative, plural], கொசுவே [singular, vocative], கொசுக்களே [plural, vocative], கொசுவை [accusative, singular], கொசுக்களை [accusative, plural], கொசுவுக்கு [dative, singular], கொசுக்களுக்கு [dative, plural], கொசுவுக்காக [benefactive, singular], கொசுக்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], கொசுவுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொசுக்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கொசுவின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொசுக்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கொசுவில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொசுக்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கொசுவிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொசுக்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கொசுவோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொசுக்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கொசுவுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொசுக்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கொசுவால் [instrumental, singular], கொசுக்களால் [instrumental, plural], கொசுவிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], கொசுக்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural], கொசுகு [alternative], கொதுகு [alternative]
  1. mosquito (Culicidae) Synonyms: நுளம்பு, உலங்கு, சுள்ளான், சூளான், ஒலுங்கு
    Sense id: en-கொசு-ta-noun-hPM69YSi Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Mosquitoes, Parasites Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 64 9 27 Disambiguation of Mosquitoes: 43 7 50 Disambiguation of Parasites: 63 15 23
  2. gnat
    Sense id: en-கொசு-ta-noun-bQ7Xp-ef
  3. eye fly
    Sense id: en-கொசு-ta-noun-bAFdbOgE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil onomatopoeias, Insects, Mosquitoes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 1 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 1 71 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 29 1 70 Disambiguation of Tamil onomatopoeias: 25 4 71 Disambiguation of Insects: 25 3 72 Disambiguation of Mosquitoes: 43 7 50
     
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      "form": "கொதுகு",
      "roman": "kotuku",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "கொசு • (kocu)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "கொசு",
        "2": "கொசுக்கள்",
        "3": "கொசுவே",
        "4": "கொசுவு"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mosquito (Culicidae)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mosquito",
          "mosquito"
        ],
        [
          "Culicidae",
          "Culicidae#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "நுளம்பு"
        },
        {
          "word": "உலங்கு"
        },
        {
          "word": "சுள்ளான்"
        },
        {
          "word": "சூளான்"
        },
        {
          "word": "ஒலுங்கு"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gnat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gnat",
          "gnat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "eye fly"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eye fly",
          "eye fly"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Ta-கொசு.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9c/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kot͡ɕɯ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kosɯ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "கொசு"
}

Download raw JSONL data for கொசு meaning in Tamil (5.5kB)

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

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 2'",
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    "கொசு"
  ],
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  "title": "கொசு",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 2'",
  "path": [
    "கொசு"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "கொசு",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 2'",
  "path": [
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  ],
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}

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