"தமக்கை" meaning in Tamil

See தமக்கை in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t̪ɐmɐkːɐɪ̯/ Audio: ta-தமக்கை.ogg
Etymology: From தம் (tam, “one's own”) + அக்கை (akkai, “elder sister”). Etymology templates: {{com|ta|தம்|அக்கை|t1=one's own|t2=elder sister}} தம் (tam, “one's own”) + அக்கை (akkai, “elder sister”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} தமக்கை • (tamakkai), {{tlb|ta|Formal Tamil}} (Formal Tamil) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: tamakkai [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தமக்கை [nominative, singular], தமக்கைகள் [nominative, plural], தமக்கையே [singular, vocative], தமக்கைகளே [plural, vocative], தமக்கையை [accusative, singular], தமக்கைகளை [accusative, plural], தமக்கைக்கு [dative, singular], தமக்கைகளுக்கு [dative, plural], தமக்கைக்காக [benefactive, singular], தமக்கைகளுக்காக [benefactive, plural], தமக்கையுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தமக்கைகளுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தமக்கையின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தமக்கைகளின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தமக்கையில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தமக்கைகளில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தமக்கையிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தமக்கைகளிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தமக்கையோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தமக்கைகளோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தமக்கையுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தமக்கைகளுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தமக்கையால் [instrumental, singular], தமக்கைகளால் [instrumental, plural], தமக்கையிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], தமக்கைகளிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. elder sister Synonyms: அக்கா, அக்கை, தமக்கை, அக்காள், அக்கைச்சி, அக்கச்சி, அக்காமார், தத்தை
    Sense id: en-தமக்கை-ta-noun-jrU5EyQx Categories (other): Formal Tamil, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Female family members, Siblings Related terms: தாய் (tāy), தந்தை (tantai), தமப்பன் (tamappaṉ), தமையன் (tamaiyaṉ), தம்பி (tampi), தங்கை (taṅkai), தமன் (tamaṉ), தமள் (tamaḷ), தமர் (tamar), தம்மை (tammai), தம்மனை (tammaṉai), தம்முன் (tammuṉ)
     
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "தம்",
        "3": "அக்கை",
        "t1": "one's own",
        "t2": "elder sister"
      },
      "expansion": "தம் (tam, “one's own”) + அக்கை (akkai, “elder sister”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From தம் (tam, “one's own”) + அக்கை (akkai, “elder sister”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tamakkai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கை",
      "roman": "tamakkai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகள்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையே",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளே",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையை",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளை",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைக்கு",
      "roman": "tamakkaikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளுக்கு",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைக்காக",
      "roman": "tamakkaikkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளுக்காக",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையுடைய",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளுடைய",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையின்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளின்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையில்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளில்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையிடம்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளிடம்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையோடு",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளோடு",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையுடன்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளுடன்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையால்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளால்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தமக்கை • (tamakkai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "Formal Tamil"
      },
      "expansion": "(Formal Tamil)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Formal Tamil",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "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": "Female family members",
          "orig": "ta:Female family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Siblings",
          "orig": "ta:Siblings",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elder sister"
      ],
      "id": "en-தமக்கை-ta-noun-jrU5EyQx",
      "links": [
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "tāy",
          "word": "தாய்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tantai",
          "word": "தந்தை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamappaṉ",
          "word": "தமப்பன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamaiyaṉ",
          "word": "தமையன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tampi",
          "word": "தம்பி"
        },
        {
          "roman": "taṅkai",
          "word": "தங்கை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamaṉ",
          "word": "தமன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamaḷ",
          "word": "தமள்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamar",
          "word": "தமர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tammai",
          "word": "தம்மை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tammaṉai",
          "word": "தம்மனை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tammuṉ",
          "word": "தம்முன்"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்கா"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்கை"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "தமக்கை"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்காள்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்கைச்சி"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்கச்சி"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்காமார்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "தத்தை"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɐmɐkːɐɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "ta-தமக்கை.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/70/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தமக்கை"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "தம்",
        "3": "அக்கை",
        "t1": "one's own",
        "t2": "elder sister"
      },
      "expansion": "தம் (tam, “one's own”) + அக்கை (akkai, “elder sister”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From தம் (tam, “one's own”) + அக்கை (akkai, “elder sister”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tamakkai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கை",
      "roman": "tamakkai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகள்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையே",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளே",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையை",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளை",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைக்கு",
      "roman": "tamakkaikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளுக்கு",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைக்காக",
      "roman": "tamakkaikkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளுக்காக",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையுடைய",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளுடைய",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையின்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளின்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையில்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளில்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையிடம்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளிடம்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையோடு",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளோடு",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையுடன்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளுடன்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையால்",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளால்",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கையிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tamakkaiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கைகளிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tamakkaikaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தமக்கை • (tamakkai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "Formal Tamil"
      },
      "expansion": "(Formal Tamil)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "tāy",
      "word": "தாய்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tantai",
      "word": "தந்தை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamappaṉ",
      "word": "தமப்பன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamaiyaṉ",
      "word": "தமையன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tampi",
      "word": "தம்பி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "taṅkai",
      "word": "தங்கை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamaṉ",
      "word": "தமன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamaḷ",
      "word": "தமள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamar",
      "word": "தமர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tammai",
      "word": "தம்மை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tammaṉai",
      "word": "தம்மனை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tammuṉ",
      "word": "தம்முன்"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Formal Tamil",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tamil ai-stem nouns",
        "Tamil compound terms",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil nouns",
        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
        "ta:Female family members",
        "ta:Siblings"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elder sister"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elder sister",
          "elder sister"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்கா"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்கை"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "தமக்கை"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்காள்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்கைச்சி"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்கச்சி"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "அக்காமார்"
        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:அக்கா",
          "word": "தத்தை"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɐmɐkːɐɪ̯/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "ta-தமக்கை.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/70/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தமக்கை"
}

Download raw JSONL data for தமக்கை meaning in Tamil (6.4kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 1'",
  "path": [
    "தமக்கை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "தமக்கை",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 2'",
  "path": [
    "தமக்கை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "தமக்கை",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 1'",
  "path": [
    "தமக்கை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "தமக்கை",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 2'",
  "path": [
    "தமக்கை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "தமக்கை",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
  "path": [
    "தமக்கை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "தமக்கை",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 2'",
  "path": [
    "தமக்கை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "தமக்கை",
  "trace": ""
}

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