"டா" meaning in Tamil

See டா in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /ʈaː/ Forms: ṭā [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|ta|letter}} டா • (ṭā), {{ta-letter}} டா • (ṭā)
  1. the alphasyllabic combination of ட் (ṭ) + ஆ (ā). Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-டா-ta-character-FZxHqhDf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms of address Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 14 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 12 7 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 70 22 8 Disambiguation of Tamil terms of address: 15 41 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /ɖaː/ Forms: ṭā [romanization]
Etymology: Aphetic form of அடா (aṭā) or ஏடா (ēṭā). Etymology templates: {{aphetic form|ta|அடா}} Aphetic form of அடா (aṭā) Head templates: {{ta-interj}} டா • (ṭā), {{tlb|ta|Spoken Tamil|familiar|masculine}} (Spoken Tamil, familiar, masculine)
  1. a term of address for a close male companion or for someone of lower age or status. (less respectful in the latter case) Tags: Tamil, colloquial, familiar, masculine Coordinate_terms: டி
    Sense id: en-டா-ta-intj-X5aZVN5n Categories (other): Spoken Tamil, Tamil 1-letter words, Tamil terms of address, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Spoken Tamil: 13 53 33 Disambiguation of Tamil 1-letter words: 13 56 30 Disambiguation of Tamil terms of address: 15 41 45 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 10 54 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: /ɖaː/ Forms: ṭā [romanization]
Etymology: Aphetic form of அடா (aṭā) or ஏடா (ēṭā). Etymology templates: {{aphetic form|ta|அடா}} Aphetic form of அடா (aṭā) Head templates: {{ta-interj}} டா • (ṭā), {{tlb|ta|colloquial|familiar|informal}} (colloquial, familiar, informal)
  1. (endearing) a term of address for a younger female Tags: Tamil, colloquial, endearing, familiar, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-டா-ta-intj-SzWpjaDw Categories (other): Tamil terms of address Disambiguation of Tamil terms of address: 15 41 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ṭā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "letter"
      },
      "expansion": "டா • (ṭā)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "டா • (ṭā)",
      "name": "ta-letter"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 14 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 12 7",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 22 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 41 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms of address",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the alphasyllabic combination of ட் (ṭ) + ஆ (ā)."
      ],
      "id": "en-டா-ta-character-FZxHqhDf",
      "links": [
        [
          "alphasyllabic",
          "alphasyllabic#English"
        ],
        [
          "ட்",
          "ட்#Tamil"
        ],
        [
          "ஆ",
          "ஆ#Tamil"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "டா"
}

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      },
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "4": "masculine"
      },
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      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "13 53 33",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 56 30",
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          "name": "Tamil 1-letter words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 41 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms of address",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 54 36",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "டி"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              24
            ],
            [
              36,
              38
            ],
            [
              42,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Oh, Aravamudha! Come, my handsome son! / Come at once, come! / Oh Govinda, Gopala / […]",
          "ref": "2008, “Mukundha Mukundha”, in Dasavathaaram (movie):",
          "roman": "ā..rā..vamutā! aḻakā, vāṭā ! / uṭaṉē vāṭā! vāṭā.. / kōvintā kōpālā / […]",
          "text": "ஆ..ரா..வமுதா! அழகா, வாடா ! / உடனே வாடா! வாடா.. / கோவிந்தா கோபாலா / […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a term of address for a close male companion or for someone of lower age or status. (less respectful in the latter case)"
      ],
      "id": "en-டா-ta-intj-X5aZVN5n",
      "links": [
        [
          "term of address",
          "term of address"
        ],
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ],
        [
          "companion",
          "companion"
        ],
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "status",
          "status"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Tamil",
        "colloquial",
        "familiar",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɖaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "டா"
}

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      },
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      "name": "aphetic form"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Aphetic form of அடா (aṭā) or ஏடா (ēṭā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ṭā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "டா • (ṭā)",
      "name": "ta-interj"
    },
    {
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        "2": "colloquial",
        "3": "familiar",
        "4": "informal"
      },
      "expansion": "(colloquial, familiar, informal)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ta",
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          "_dis": "15 41 45",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "a term of address for a younger female"
      ],
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        [
          "endearing",
          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "term of address",
          "term of address"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɖaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "டா"
}
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    "Spoken Tamil",
    "Tamil 1-letter words",
    "Tamil aphetic forms",
    "Tamil colloquialisms",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil familiar terms",
    "Tamil informal terms",
    "Tamil interjections",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil letters",
    "Tamil terms of address",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ta",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "டா • (ṭā)",
      "name": "ta-letter"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ta",
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        "Tamil compound terms"
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      ],
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          "alphasyllabic",
          "alphasyllabic#English"
        ],
        [
          "ட்",
          "ட்#Tamil"
        ],
        [
          "ஆ",
          "ஆ#Tamil"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "டா"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Spoken Tamil",
    "Tamil 1-letter words",
    "Tamil aphetic forms",
    "Tamil colloquialisms",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil familiar terms",
    "Tamil informal terms",
    "Tamil interjections",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil terms of address",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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        "1": "ta",
        "2": "அடா"
      },
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      "name": "aphetic form"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Aphetic form of அடா (aṭā) or ஏடா (ēṭā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ṭā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "டா • (ṭā)",
      "name": "ta-interj"
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        "2": "Spoken Tamil",
        "3": "familiar",
        "4": "masculine"
      },
      "expansion": "(Spoken Tamil, familiar, masculine)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil terms with quotations"
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "டி"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              24
            ],
            [
              36,
              38
            ],
            [
              42,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Oh, Aravamudha! Come, my handsome son! / Come at once, come! / Oh Govinda, Gopala / […]",
          "ref": "2008, “Mukundha Mukundha”, in Dasavathaaram (movie):",
          "roman": "ā..rā..vamutā! aḻakā, vāṭā ! / uṭaṉē vāṭā! vāṭā.. / kōvintā kōpālā / […]",
          "text": "ஆ..ரா..வமுதா! அழகா, வாடா ! / உடனே வாடா! வாடா.. / கோவிந்தா கோபாலா / […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "male",
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        ],
        [
          "companion",
          "companion"
        ],
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "status",
          "status"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Tamil",
        "colloquial",
        "familiar",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɖaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "டா"
}

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    "Spoken Tamil",
    "Tamil 1-letter words",
    "Tamil aphetic forms",
    "Tamil colloquialisms",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil familiar terms",
    "Tamil informal terms",
    "Tamil interjections",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil terms of address",
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    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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        "3": "familiar",
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      ],
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        "a term of address for a younger female"
      ],
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          "endearing"
        ],
        [
          "term of address",
          "term of address"
        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(endearing) a term of address for a younger female"
      ],
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        "Tamil",
        "colloquial",
        "endearing",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɖaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "டா"
}

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