See செந்தமிழ் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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}
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},
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{
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"singular"
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{
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"source": "declension",
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"plural"
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"source": "declension",
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"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
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{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"singular"
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "declension",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
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},
{
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
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"plural"
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{
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"singular"
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"source": "declension",
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"error-unrecognized-form",
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"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
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"singular"
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"source": "declension",
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"singular"
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"source": "declension",
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},
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"செந்தமிழ்"
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"section": "Tamil",
"subsection": "proper noun",
"title": "செந்தமிழ்",
"trace": ""
}
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