"தமிழ்" meaning in Tamil

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        "sweet, pleasant, melodious"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɐmɪɻ/"
    },
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  ],
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}

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      ],
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        }
      ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        "plural"
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      "form": "-",
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      "form": "தமிழுக்கு",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுக்காக",
      "roman": "tamiḻukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுடைய",
      "roman": "tamiḻuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-i",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive-i",
        "plural"
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      "form": "தமிழின்",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive-ii",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழில்",
      "roman": "tamiḻil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-i",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-i",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "தமிழிடம்",
      "roman": "tamiḻiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-ii",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழோடு",
      "roman": "tamiḻōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுடன்",
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        "singular",
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        "sociative-ii"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழால்",
      "roman": "tamiḻāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tamiḻiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    }
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      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
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  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "_dis": "25 15 5 55",
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          "kind": "topical",
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            "Proper nouns",
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            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
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      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "koṭuntamiḻ",
          "word": "கொடுந்தமிழ்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "centamiḻ",
          "word": "செந்தமிழ்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻakam",
          "word": "தமிழகம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻacci",
          "word": "தமிழச்சி"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻaṉ",
          "word": "தமிழன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻilakkaṇam",
          "word": "தமிழிலக்கணம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻ īḻam",
          "word": "தமிழ் ஈழம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻ nāṭu",
          "word": "தமிழ் நாடு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻcelvaṉ",
          "word": "தமிழ்செல்வன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻcelvi",
          "word": "தமிழ்செல்வி"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻnāṭu",
          "word": "தமிழ்நாடு"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Tamil language"
      ],
      "id": "en-தமிழ்-ta-name-4~uSdQXf",
      "links": [
        [
          "Tamil",
          "Tamil"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "தென்மொழி"
        },
        {
          "word": "திரமிளம்"
        },
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          "word": "திரமிடம்"
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}

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      "args": {
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      "ipa": "/t̪ɐmɪɻ/"
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    "Tamil lemmas",
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      "roman": "koṭuntamiḻ",
      "word": "கொடுந்தமிழ்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "centamiḻ",
      "word": "செந்தமிழ்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamiḻakam",
      "word": "தமிழகம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamiḻacci",
      "word": "தமிழச்சி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamiḻaṉ",
      "word": "தமிழன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamiḻilakkaṇam",
      "word": "தமிழிலக்கணம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamiḻ īḻam",
      "word": "தமிழ் ஈழம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamiḻ nāṭu",
      "word": "தமிழ் நாடு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamiḻcelvaṉ",
      "word": "தமிழ்செல்வன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamiḻcelvi",
      "word": "தமிழ்செல்வி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tamiḻnāṭu",
      "word": "தமிழ்நாடு"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Tamil",
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        }
      ],
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "ತಮುಳು",
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          },
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        }
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            "unc": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Tamoul",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ French: Tamoul",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Tamoul"
    }
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "form": "ta-decl",
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      "form": "-",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "தமிழே",
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    {
      "form": "தமிழை",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "தமிழுக்கு",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தமிழுக்காக",
      "roman": "tamiḻukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுடைய",
      "roman": "tamiḻuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-i",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-i",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழின்",
      "roman": "tamiḻiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-ii",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழில்",
      "roman": "tamiḻil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-i",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-i",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழிடம்",
      "roman": "tamiḻiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-ii",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழோடு",
      "roman": "tamiḻōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுடன்",
      "roman": "tamiḻuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழால்",
      "roman": "tamiḻāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tamiḻiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தமிழ் • (tamiḻ)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "name",
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      "glosses": [
        "the Tamil language"
      ],
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        [
          "Tamil",
          "Tamil"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "தென்மொழி"
        },
        {
          "word": "திரமிளம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "திரமிடம்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/t̪ɐmɪɻ/"
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  ],
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}