"கொஞ்சம்" meaning in Tamil

See கொஞ்சம் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kɔɲd͡ʑɐm/ Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-கொஞ்சம்.wav Forms: koñcam [romanization]
Etymology: Compare குஞ்சு (kuñcu, “smallness”). Cognates Cognate with Kannada ಕೊಂಚ (koñca), Kolami कॊच्च (kocca), Malayalam കൊഞ്ചം (koñcaṁ), Telugu కొంచెము (koñcemu) and Tulu ಕೊಂಡ್ರ (koṇḍra). Etymology templates: {{col-top|3|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|kn|ಕೊಂಚ}} Kannada ಕೊಂಚ (koñca), {{cog|kfb|कॊच्च|tr=kocca}} Kolami कॊच्च (kocca), {{cog|ml|കൊഞ്ചം}} Malayalam കൊഞ്ചം (koñcaṁ), {{cog|te|కొంచెము}} Telugu కొంచెము (koñcemu), {{cog|tcy|ಕೊಂಡ್ರ}} Tulu ಕೊಂಡ್ರ (koṇḍra) Head templates: {{ta-adj}} கொஞ்சம் • (koñcam)
  1. little, some, scarce
    Sense id: en-கொஞ்சம்-ta-adj-boyZzUFh
  2. mean
    Sense id: en-கொஞ்சம்-ta-adj-glI~rqGw

Adverb

IPA: /kɔɲd͡ʑɐm/ Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-கொஞ்சம்.wav Forms: koñcam [romanization]
Etymology: Compare குஞ்சு (kuñcu, “smallness”). Cognates Cognate with Kannada ಕೊಂಚ (koñca), Kolami कॊच्च (kocca), Malayalam കൊഞ്ചം (koñcaṁ), Telugu కొంచెము (koñcemu) and Tulu ಕೊಂಡ್ರ (koṇḍra). Etymology templates: {{col-top|3|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|kn|ಕೊಂಚ}} Kannada ಕೊಂಚ (koñca), {{cog|kfb|कॊच्च|tr=kocca}} Kolami कॊच्च (kocca), {{cog|ml|കൊഞ്ചം}} Malayalam കൊഞ്ചം (koñcaṁ), {{cog|te|కొంచెము}} Telugu కొంచెము (koñcemu), {{cog|tcy|ಕೊಂಡ್ರ}} Tulu ಕೊಂಡ್ರ (koṇḍra) Head templates: {{head|ta|adverb|head=|sc=Taml|sort=|tr=}} கொஞ்சம் • (koñcam), {{ta-adv}} கொஞ்சம் • (koñcam)
  1. some, somewhat, a bit, a little (to refer to quantity); for a while Synonyms: சிறிது, சற்று
    Sense id: en-கொஞ்சம்-ta-adv-UPhH3quA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 66 5 24 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 68 5 23 2 3 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 64 7 19 6 2 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 2 0 40 28 16 9 4
  2. a wee bit
    Sense id: en-கொஞ்சம்-ta-adv-MJhxVGH7
  3. (colloquial) please (used in the sense of requesting a little cooperation) Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-கொஞ்சம்-ta-adv-4oRpIMeJ

Noun

IPA: /kɔɲd͡ʑɐm/ Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-கொஞ்சம்.wav
Etymology: Compare குஞ்சு (kuñcu, “smallness”). Cognates Cognate with Kannada ಕೊಂಚ (koñca), Kolami कॊच्च (kocca), Malayalam കൊഞ്ചം (koñcaṁ), Telugu కొంచెము (koñcemu) and Tulu ಕೊಂಡ್ರ (koṇḍra). Etymology templates: {{col-top|3|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|kn|ಕೊಂಚ}} Kannada ಕೊಂಚ (koñca), {{cog|kfb|कॊच्च|tr=kocca}} Kolami कॊच्च (kocca), {{cog|ml|കൊഞ്ചം}} Malayalam കൊഞ്ചം (koñcaṁ), {{cog|te|కొంచెము}} Telugu కొంచెము (koñcemu), {{cog|tcy|ಕೊಂಡ್ರ}} Tulu ಕೊಂಡ್ರ (koṇḍra) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கொஞ்சம் • (koñcam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: koñcam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கொஞ்சம் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], கொஞ்சமே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], கொஞ்சத்தை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], கொஞ்சத்துக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], கொஞ்சத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], கொஞ்சத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கொஞ்சத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொஞ்சத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொஞ்சத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொஞ்சத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொஞ்சத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கொஞ்சத்தால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], கொஞ்சத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. small quantity
    Sense id: en-கொஞ்சம்-ta-noun-cZw-9ut9
  2. meanness
    Sense id: en-கொஞ்சம்-ta-noun-HOf3hM5I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: கொஞ்சன் (koñcaṉ)
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "_dis": "0 0 66 5 24 2 2",
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        "some, somewhat, a bit, a little (to refer to quantity); for a while"
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          "some",
          "some"
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          "somewhat",
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          "a bit",
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          "a little",
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          "for a while",
          "for a while"
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        {
          "word": "சிறிது"
        },
        {
          "word": "சற்று"
        }
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "a wee bit"
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      "id": "en-கொஞ்சம்-ta-adv-MJhxVGH7",
      "links": [
        [
          "wee",
          "wee"
        ],
        [
          "bit",
          "bit"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "please (used in the sense of requesting a little cooperation)"
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        [
          "please",
          "please"
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        "(colloquial) please (used in the sense of requesting a little cooperation)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɔɲd͡ʑɐm/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "little, some, scarce"
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          "some",
          "some"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "mean"
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      "links": [
        [
          "mean",
          "mean"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kɔɲd͡ʑɐm/"
    },
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "koñcaṉ",
      "word": "கொஞ்சன்"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "koñcam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ta-decl",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சம்",
      "roman": "koñcam",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சமே",
      "roman": "koñcamē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்தை",
      "roman": "koñcattai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்துக்கு",
      "roman": "koñcattukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்துக்காக",
      "roman": "koñcattukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்துடைய",
      "roman": "koñcattuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்தின்",
      "roman": "koñcattiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்தில்",
      "roman": "koñcattil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்திடம்",
      "roman": "koñcattiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்தோடு",
      "roman": "koñcattōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்துடன்",
      "roman": "koñcattuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்தால்",
      "roman": "koñcattāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "koñcattiliruntu",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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        "small quantity"
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        "a wee bit"
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        "please (used in the sense of requesting a little cooperation)"
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        "(colloquial) please (used in the sense of requesting a little cooperation)"
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          "scarce",
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      "glosses": [
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        "plural"
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      "form": "கொஞ்சமே",
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        "accusative",
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      "form": "கொஞ்சத்துக்கு",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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        "dative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "கொஞ்சத்துக்காக",
      "roman": "koñcattukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
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        "benefactive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்துடைய",
      "roman": "koñcattuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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      "form": "கொஞ்சத்தின்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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      "form": "கொஞ்சத்தில்",
      "roman": "koñcattil",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "கொஞ்சத்திடம்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்தோடு",
      "roman": "koñcattōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்துடன்",
      "roman": "koñcattuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்தால்",
      "roman": "koñcattāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கொஞ்சத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "koñcattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "ta",
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      "glosses": [
        "small quantity"
      ],
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          "small",
          "small"
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          "quantity",
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      "ipa": "/kɔɲd͡ʑɐm/"
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}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 1'",
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  "title": "கொஞ்சம்",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "கொஞ்சம்",
  "trace": ""
}

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

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

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tamil dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-09-27 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-09-20 using wiktextract (fc15ba6 and 1ab82da). 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.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.