"கோவை" meaning in Tamil

See கோவை in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /koːʋɐɪ̯/ Audio: Ta-கோவை.ogg
Etymology templates: {{wp|கோயம்புத்தூர்|lang=ta}} Head templates: {{ta-proper noun}} கோவை • (kōvai) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: kōvai [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கோவை [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], கோவையே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], கோவையை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], கோவைக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], கோவைக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], கோவையுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோவையின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவையில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவையிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவையோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவையுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவையால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], கோவையிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. Covai, Coimbatore (a large city and district of Tamil Nadu, India). Categories (place): Cities in India, Cities in Tamil Nadu, India, Districts of Tamil Nadu, India, Places in India, Places in Tamil Nadu, India Synonyms: கோயம்புத்தூர்
    Sense id: en-கோவை-ta-name-eZhQtn8v 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: 46 7 2 2 26 6 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 6 2 2 25 5 9 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 43 3 2 5 37 4 6 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 48 5 1 8 23 7 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /koːʋɐɪ̯/ Audio: Ta-கோவை.ogg
Etymology: Verbal noun formed from கோ (kō, “to string”) + -வை (-vai). Cognate with Malayalam കോവ (kōva), Telugu కోవ (kōva). Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=ta}}, {{af|ta|கோ|-வை|t1=to string}} கோ (kō, “to string”) + -வை (-vai), {{ta-verbal noun|கோ|வை|to string}} Verbal noun formed from கோ (kō, “to string”) + -வை (-vai), {{cog|ml|കോവ}} Malayalam കോവ (kōva), {{cog|te|కోవ}} Telugu కోవ (kōva) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} கோவை • (kōvai) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: kōvai [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], கோவை [nominative, singular], கோவைகள் [nominative, plural], கோவையே [singular, vocative], கோவைகளே [plural, vocative], கோவையை [accusative, singular], கோவைகளை [accusative, plural], கோவைக்கு [dative, singular], கோவைகளுக்கு [dative, plural], கோவைக்காக [benefactive, singular], கோவைகளுக்காக [benefactive, plural], கோவையுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவைகளுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோவையின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவைகளின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோவையில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவைகளில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோவையிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவைகளிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோவையோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவைகளோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோவையுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], கோவைகளுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], கோவையால் [instrumental, singular], கோவைகளால் [instrumental, plural], கோவையிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], கோவைகளிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. stringing, filing, arranging
    Sense id: en-கோவை-ta-noun-Nur-QLnz
  2. series, succession, row Synonyms: வரிசை
    Sense id: en-கோவை-ta-noun-~gOvsXFW
  3. continuity; coherence Synonyms: தொடர்ச்சி
    Sense id: en-கோவை-ta-noun-pk2zDdew
  4. (mathematics, programming) expression
    Sense id: en-கோவை-ta-noun-uLwOTwGg Categories (other): Mathematics, Programming, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -வை Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 43 3 2 5 37 4 6 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -வை: 21 6 6 34 15 18 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  5. collection (of essays)
    Sense id: en-கோவை-ta-noun-UMpSjkgY
  6. ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis) (creeper) Related terms: கொவ்வை [alternative]
    Sense id: en-கோவை-ta-noun-y-sM6K~p Categories (other): Gourd family plants Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 4 8 2 2 8 5 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: கோவைக்காய் (kōvaikkāy)
Etymology number: 1
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    {
      "form": "கோவையுடைய",
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        "singular"
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "கொவ்வை"
        }
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        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "district",
          "district"
        ],
        [
          "Tamil Nadu",
          "Tamil Nadu#English"
        ],
        [
          "India",
          "India#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "கோயம்புத்தூர்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/koːʋɐɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-கோவை.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c7/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Ta-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "கோவை"
}

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