"சில" meaning in Tamil

See சில in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /t͡ɕila/, [sila] Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-சில.wav Forms: cila [romanization]
Etymology: Compare சில் (cil). Cognate with Kannada ಕೆಲವು (kelavu) and Malayalam ചില (cila). Also see Proto-Dravidian *kila. Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|ಕೆಲವು}} Kannada ಕೆಲವು (kelavu), {{cog|ml|ചില}} Malayalam ചില (cila), {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*kila}} Proto-Dravidian *kila Head templates: {{head|ta|determiner}} சில • (cila)
  1. some
    Sense id: en-சில-ta-det-prRt0NGu
  2. a few
    Sense id: en-சில-ta-det-kCkK13Ws Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil determiners, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Tamil determiners: 0 100 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: சிலர் (cilar) 
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಕೆಲವು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಕೆಲವು (kelavu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "ചില"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam ചില (cila)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *kila",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cila",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "determiner"
      },
      "expansion": "சில • (cila)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "some"
      ],
      "id": "en-சில-ta-det-prRt0NGu",
      "links": [
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil determiners",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "a few",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕila/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sila]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "சில"
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    "Tamil determiners",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "cilar",
      "word": "சிலர்"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಕೆಲವು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಕೆಲವು (kelavu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "ചില"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam ചില (cila)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*kila"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *kila",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cila",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "determiner"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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      ],
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        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "a few"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "a few",
          "a few"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕila/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sila]"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "சில"
}

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