"செம்மை" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕemːai/, [semːai] Forms: cemmai [romanization]
Etymology: From செம் (cem) + -மை (-mai). Etymology templates: {{af|ta|செம்|-மை}} செம் (cem) + -மை (-mai) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} செம்மை • (cemmai)
  1. redness, reddish
    Sense id: en-செம்மை-ta-noun-6VpoUm6A
  2. upright, fair, impartial
    Sense id: en-செம்மை-ta-noun-Yyrcsr-k Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -மை, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 61 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 78 12 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 5 85 10 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -மை: 8 80 13 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 14 60 26
  3. goodness, healthy, wealthy
    Sense id: en-செம்மை-ta-noun-JBk6vUIp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: சிவப்பு (civappu), செங்கோல் (ceṅkōl), செங்கல் (ceṅkal), செம்மொழி (cemmoḻi), செந்தமிழ் (centamiḻ)

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "செம்",
        "3": "-மை"
      },
      "expansion": "செம் (cem) + -மை (-mai)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From செம் (cem) + -மை (-mai).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cemmai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "செம்மை • (cemmai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "civappu",
      "word": "சிவப்பு"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ceṅkōl",
      "word": "செங்கோல்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "ceṅkal",
      "word": "செங்கல்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "cemmoḻi",
      "word": "செம்மொழி"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "centamiḻ",
      "word": "செந்தமிழ்"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "redness, reddish"
      ],
      "id": "en-செம்மை-ta-noun-6VpoUm6A",
      "links": [
        [
          "redness",
          "redness"
        ],
        [
          "reddish",
          "reddish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 61 21",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 78 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "5 85 10",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "8 80 13",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "upright, fair, impartial"
      ],
      "id": "en-செம்மை-ta-noun-Yyrcsr-k",
      "links": [
        [
          "upright",
          "upright"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "impartial",
          "impartial"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "goodness, healthy, wealthy"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "goodness",
          "goodness"
        ],
        [
          "health",
          "health"
        ],
        [
          "wealth",
          "wealth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕemːai/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[semːai]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "செம்மை"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms suffixed with -மை",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "செம்",
        "3": "-மை"
      },
      "expansion": "செம் (cem) + -மை (-mai)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From செம் (cem) + -மை (-mai).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cemmai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "செம்மை • (cemmai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ta",
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  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "civappu",
      "word": "சிவப்பு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ceṅkōl",
      "word": "செங்கோல்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ceṅkal",
      "word": "செங்கல்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cemmoḻi",
      "word": "செம்மொழி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "centamiḻ",
      "word": "செந்தமிழ்"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "redness, reddish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "redness",
          "redness"
        ],
        [
          "reddish",
          "reddish"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "upright, fair, impartial"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "upright",
          "upright"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "impartial",
          "impartial"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goodness, healthy, wealthy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goodness",
          "goodness"
        ],
        [
          "health",
          "health"
        ],
        [
          "wealth",
          "wealth"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕemːai/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[semːai]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "செம்மை"
}

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