"தன்னலம்" meaning in Tamil

See தன்னலம் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t̪ɐnːɐlɐm/ Audio: Ta-தன்னலம்.ogg
Etymology: Compound of தன் (taṉ) + நலம் (nalam). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|ta|தன்|நலம்}} Compound of தன் (taṉ) + நலம் (nalam) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} தன்னலம் • (taṉṉalam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: taṉṉalam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தன்னலம் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], தன்னலமே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], தன்னலத்தை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], தன்னலத்துக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], தன்னலத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], தன்னலத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தன்னலத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தன்னலத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தன்னலத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தன்னலத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தன்னலத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தன்னலத்தால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], தன்னலத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. selfishness Synonyms: சுயநலம்
    Sense id: en-தன்னலம்-ta-noun-omKdFpDH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Personality
     
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      "source": "declension",
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  "pos": "noun",
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              129,
              140
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              57
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          "english": "That person has done a lot of selfless (lit. \"selfishness-less\") services.",
          "roman": "taṉṉalamaṟṟa cēvaikaḷ pala ceytuḷḷār avar.",
          "text": "தன்னலமற்ற சேவைகள் பல செய்துள்ளார் அவர்.",
          "translation": "That person has done a lot of selfless (lit. \"selfishness-less\") services.",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "selfishness"
      ],
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          "selfishness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "சுயநலம்"
        }
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          "english": "That person has done a lot of selfless (lit. \"selfishness-less\") services.",
          "roman": "taṉṉalamaṟṟa cēvaikaḷ pala ceytuḷḷār avar.",
          "text": "தன்னலமற்ற சேவைகள் பல செய்துள்ளார் அவர்.",
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