"கோயில்" meaning in Tamil

See கோயில் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /koːjɪl/ Audio: Ta-கோயில்.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kō-y-il. Equivalent to கோ (kō, “king, deity”) + இல் (il, “house, residing place”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*kō|*kō-y-il||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *kō-y-il, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*kō|*kō-y-il}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kō-y-il, {{com|ta|கோ|இல்|t1=king, deity|t2=house, residing place}} கோ (kō, “king, deity”) + இல் (il, “house, residing place”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கோயில் • (kōyil) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|type=root}} Forms: kōyil [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கோயில் [nominative, singular], கோயில்கள் [nominative, plural], கோயிலே [singular, vocative], கோயில்களே [plural, vocative], கோயிலை [accusative, singular], கோயில்களை [accusative, plural], கோயிலுக்கு [dative, singular], கோயில்களுக்கு [dative, plural], கோயிலுக்காக [benefactive, singular], கோயில்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], கோயிலுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோயில்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோயிலின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோயில்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோயிலில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோயில்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோயிலிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோயில்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோயிலோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோயில்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோயிலுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோயில்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோயிலால் [instrumental, singular], கோயில்களால் [instrumental, plural], கோயிலிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], கோயில்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural], கோவில் [alternative]
  1. temple Synonyms: ஆலயம், தேவாலயம் (tēvālayam) (english: church, synagogue), பள்ளிவாசல் (paḷḷivācal) (english: mosque)

Alternative forms

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          "kind": "other",
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          "roman": "tēvālayam",
          "word": "தேவாலயம்"
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          "english": "mosque",
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          "word": "பள்ளிவாசல்"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "கோயிலோடு",
      "roman": "kōyilōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கோயில்களோடு",
      "roman": "kōyilkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கோயிலுடன்",
      "roman": "kōyiluṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கோயில்களுடன்",
      "roman": "kōyilkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கோயிலால்",
      "roman": "kōyilāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கோயில்களால்",
      "roman": "kōyilkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கோயிலிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kōyililiruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கோயில்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "kōyilkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "கோவில்",
      "roman": "kōvil",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "கோயில் • (kōyil)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "type": "root"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tamil compound terms",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil nouns",
        "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "temple"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "temple",
          "temple"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ஆலயம்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/koːjɪl/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-கோயில்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/30/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "church, synagogue",
      "roman": "tēvālayam",
      "word": "தேவாலயம்"
    },
    {
      "english": "mosque",
      "roman": "paḷḷivācal",
      "word": "பள்ளிவாசல்"
    }
  ],
  "word": "கோயில்"
}

Download raw JSONL data for கோயில் meaning in Tamil (6.5kB)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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