"தந்தை" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /t̪ɐn̪d̪ɐɪ̯/ Audio: Ta-தந்தை.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay or Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi (“father”). Cognates Cognate with Irula தந்தெ (tante), Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande), Kui (India) [script needed] (tanji), Malayalam തന്ത (tanta), Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri), Duruwa तेंद (tend). Etymology templates: {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*tantay|*tan-tay}} Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*tanṯi|*tan-ṯi|father}} Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi (“father”), {{col-top|3|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|iru|தந்தெ}} Irula தந்தெ (tante), {{cog|kn|ತಂದೆ}} Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande), {{cog|kxu|tr=tanji}} Kui (India) [script needed] (tanji), {{cog|ml|തന്ത}} Malayalam തന്ത (tanta), {{cog|te|తండ్రి}} Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri), {{cog|pci|तेंद|tr=tend}} Duruwa तेंद (tend) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} தந்தை • (tantai) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: tantai [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தந்தை [nominative, singular], தந்தைகள் [nominative, plural], தந்தையே [singular, vocative], தந்தைகளே [plural, vocative], தந்தையை [accusative, singular], தந்தைகளை [accusative, plural], தந்தைக்கு [dative, singular], தந்தைகளுக்கு [dative, plural], தந்தைக்காக [benefactive, singular], தந்தைகளுக்காக [benefactive, plural], தந்தையுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தைகளுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தையின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தைகளின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தையில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தைகளில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தையிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தைகளிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தையோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தைகளோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தையுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தந்தைகளுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தந்தையால் [instrumental, singular], தந்தைகளால் [instrumental, plural], தந்தையிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], தந்தைகளிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. father Synonyms: தகப்பன், தந்தை, அப்பா, அச்சன், பெற்றவன், பிதா, ஜனகன், அப்பன், கொப்பன் (koppaṉ) [colloquial] Hypernyms: பெற்றோர், ஆண், உறவினர் Coordinate_terms: தாய்
    Sense id: en-தந்தை-ta-noun-iKGIHwAl Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Male family members, Parents Related terms (Relations formed with தம் (tam)): தாய் (tāy), தமப்பன் (tamappaṉ), தமையன் (tamaiyaṉ), தமக்கை (tamakkai), தம்பி (tampi), தங்கை (taṅkai), தமன் (tamaṉ), தமள் (tamaḷ), தமர் (tamar), தம்மை (tammai), தம்மனை (tammaṉai), தம்முன் (tammuṉ)
     
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "அம்மா (ammā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*tantay",
        "4": "*tan-tay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*tanṯi",
        "4": "*tan-ṯi",
        "5": "father"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi (“father”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3",
        "2": "cog"
      },
      "expansion": "Cognates",
      "name": "col-top"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iru",
        "2": "தந்தெ"
      },
      "expansion": "Irula தந்தெ (tante)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ತಂದೆ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxu",
        "tr": "tanji"
      },
      "expansion": "Kui (India) [script needed] (tanji)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "തന്ത"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam തന്ത (tanta)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "తండ్రి"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pci",
        "2": "तेंद",
        "tr": "tend"
      },
      "expansion": "Duruwa तेंद (tend)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay or Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi (“father”).\nCognates\nCognate with Irula தந்தெ (tante), Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande), Kui (India) [script needed] (tanji), Malayalam തന്ത (tanta), Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri), Duruwa तेंद (tend).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tantai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தை",
      "roman": "tantai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகள்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையே",
      "roman": "tantaiyē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளே",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையை",
      "roman": "tantaiyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளை",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைக்கு",
      "roman": "tantaikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளுக்கு",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைக்காக",
      "roman": "tantaikkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளுக்காக",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையுடைய",
      "roman": "tantaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளுடைய",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையின்",
      "roman": "tantaiyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளின்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையில்",
      "roman": "tantaiyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளில்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையிடம்",
      "roman": "tantaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளிடம்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையோடு",
      "roman": "tantaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளோடு",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையுடன்",
      "roman": "tantaiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளுடன்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையால்",
      "roman": "tantaiyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளால்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tantaiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தந்தை • (tantai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Male family members",
          "orig": "ta:Male family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Parents",
          "orig": "ta:Parents",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "தாய்"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father"
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "பெற்றோர்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "ஆண்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "உறவினர்"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-தந்தை-ta-noun-iKGIHwAl",
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "tāy",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தாய்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamappaṉ",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தமப்பன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamaiyaṉ",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தமையன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamakkai",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தமக்கை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tampi",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தம்பி"
        },
        {
          "roman": "taṅkai",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தங்கை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamaṉ",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தமன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamaḷ",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தமள்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamar",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தமர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tammai",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தம்மை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tammaṉai",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தம்மனை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tammuṉ",
          "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
          "word": "தம்முன்"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "தகப்பன்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "தந்தை"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "அப்பா"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "அச்சன்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "பெற்றவன்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "பிதா"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "ஜனகன்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "word": "அப்பன்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial"
          ],
          "word": "கொப்பன் (koppaṉ)"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɐn̪d̪ɐɪ̯/"
    },
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  ],
  "word": "தந்தை"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "அம்மா (ammā)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*tantay",
        "4": "*tan-tay"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*tanṯi",
        "4": "*tan-ṯi",
        "5": "father"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi (“father”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3",
        "2": "cog"
      },
      "expansion": "Cognates",
      "name": "col-top"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "iru",
        "2": "தந்தெ"
      },
      "expansion": "Irula தந்தெ (tante)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ತಂದೆ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxu",
        "tr": "tanji"
      },
      "expansion": "Kui (India) [script needed] (tanji)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "തന്ത"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam തന്ത (tanta)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "తండ్రి"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pci",
        "2": "तेंद",
        "tr": "tend"
      },
      "expansion": "Duruwa तेंद (tend)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay or Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi (“father”).\nCognates\nCognate with Irula தந்தெ (tante), Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande), Kui (India) [script needed] (tanji), Malayalam തന്ത (tanta), Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri), Duruwa तेंद (tend).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tantai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தை",
      "roman": "tantai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகள்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையே",
      "roman": "tantaiyē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளே",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையை",
      "roman": "tantaiyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளை",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைக்கு",
      "roman": "tantaikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளுக்கு",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைக்காக",
      "roman": "tantaikkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளுக்காக",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையுடைய",
      "roman": "tantaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளுடைய",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையின்",
      "roman": "tantaiyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளின்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையில்",
      "roman": "tantaiyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளில்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையிடம்",
      "roman": "tantaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளிடம்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையோடு",
      "roman": "tantaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளோடு",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையுடன்",
      "roman": "tantaiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளுடன்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையால்",
      "roman": "tantaiyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளால்",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தையிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tantaiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தந்தைகளிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tantaikaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தந்தை • (tantai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "பெற்றோர்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "ஆண்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "உறவினர்"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "tāy",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தாய்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamappaṉ",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தமப்பன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamaiyaṉ",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தமையன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamakkai",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தமக்கை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tampi",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தம்பி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "taṅkai",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தங்கை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamaṉ",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தமன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamaḷ",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தமள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamar",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தமர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tammai",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தம்மை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tammaṉai",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தம்மனை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tammuṉ",
      "sense": "Relations formed with தம் (tam)",
      "word": "தம்முன்"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for native script for Kui (India) terms",
        "Tamil ai-stem nouns",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil nouns",
        "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
        "ta:Male family members",
        "ta:Parents"
      ],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "word": "தாய்"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "father"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɐn̪d̪ɐɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-தந்தை.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/89/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%88.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "தகப்பன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "தந்தை"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "அப்பா"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "அச்சன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "பெற்றவன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "பிதா"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "ஜனகன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "word": "அப்பன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:தந்தை",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "கொப்பன் (koppaṉ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தந்தை"
}

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  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "தந்தை",
  "trace": ""
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
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    "தந்தை"
  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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  "trace": ""
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}

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