"தாம்" meaning in Tamil

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Particle

IPA: /t̪aːm/ Audio: Ta-தாம்.ogg Forms: tām [romanization]
Etymology: Plural of தான் (tāṉ), see Proto-Dravidian *tām. Reflexive pronoun of அவர் (avar) or அவை (avai). Cognate with Kannada ತಾವು (tāvu), Malayalam താം (tāṁ), Telugu తాము (tāmu). Etymology templates: {{plural of|ta|தான்|cap=1}} Plural of தான் (tāṉ), {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*tām}} Proto-Dravidian *tām, {{cog|kn|ತಾವು}} Kannada ತಾವು (tāvu), {{cog|ml|താം}} Malayalam താം (tāṁ), {{cog|te|తాము}} Telugu తాము (tāmu) Head templates: {{ta-part}} தாம் • (tām)
  1. an emphatic particle suffixed to plural nouns or pronouns.
    Sense id: en-தாம்-ta-particle-4UxZOjU1 Categories (other): Formal Tamil, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil particles, Tamil personal pronouns, Tamil plural pronouns, Tamil pronouns, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Formal Tamil: 61 0 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 1 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 1 13 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 88 1 11 Disambiguation of Tamil particles: 86 1 13 Disambiguation of Tamil personal pronouns: 66 6 29 Disambiguation of Tamil plural pronouns: 64 7 29 Disambiguation of Tamil pronouns: 50 8 41 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 55 2 43 Related terms: நான்யான் (yāṉ), நாங்கள்யாம் (yām), நாம்நம்மள் (nammaḷ), தான்தாம்தாங்கள் (tāṅkaḷ) [formal], தாங்கள் (tāṅkaḷ), நீநீர்நீங்கள்நீம் (nīm) [formal, informal, rare], நீவிர்நீங்கள்நீம் (nīm) [rare], proximal: இவன்distal: அவன் yonder: உவன்interrogative: எவன் (evaṉ), யாவன் (yāvaṉ), proximal: இவர்கள்distal: அவர்கள் yonder: உவர்கள்interrogative: எவர்கள் (evarkaḷ), யாவர் (yāvar), proximal: இவள்distal: அவள் yonder: உவள்interrogative: எவள் (evaḷ), யாவள் (yāvaḷ), proximal: இவர்distal: அவர் yonder: உவர்interrogative: எவர் (evar), யார் (yār), proximal: இதுdistal: அது yonder: உதுinterrogative: எது (etu), யாது (yātu), proximal: இவைdistal: அவை yonder: உவைinterrogative: எவை (evai), யாவை (yāvai), தம் (tam) (english: oblique form)

Pronoun

IPA: /t̪aːm/ Audio: Ta-தாம்.ogg
Etymology: Plural of தான் (tāṉ), see Proto-Dravidian *tām. Reflexive pronoun of அவர் (avar) or அவை (avai). Cognate with Kannada ತಾವು (tāvu), Malayalam താം (tāṁ), Telugu తాము (tāmu). Etymology templates: {{plural of|ta|தான்|cap=1}} Plural of தான் (tāṉ), {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*tām}} Proto-Dravidian *tām, {{cog|kn|ತಾವು}} Kannada ತಾವು (tāvu), {{cog|ml|താം}} Malayalam താം (tāṁ), {{cog|te|తాము}} Telugu తాము (tāmu) Head templates: {{ta-pronoun}} தாம் • (tām), {{tlb|ta|Formal Tamil}} (Formal Tamil) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl||தம்|-|-|ben_p=தமக்காக|dat_p=தமக்கு|gen2_p=தம்|nom_p=தாம்|num=pl|voc_p=தாமே}} Forms: tām [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], - [nominative, singular], தாம் [nominative, plural], - [singular, vocative], தாமே [plural, vocative], - [accusative, singular], தம்மை [accusative, plural], - [dative, singular], தமக்கு [dative, plural], - [benefactive, singular], தமக்காக [benefactive, plural], - [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தம்முடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தம்மில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தம்மிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தம்மோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தம்முடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], - [instrumental, singular], தம்மால் [instrumental, plural], - [ablative, singular], தம்மிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. (reflexive pronoun) they, themselves Tags: pronoun, reflexive Synonyms: தாங்கள், அவர்கள்
    Sense id: en-தாம்-ta-pron-65lukRlY Categories (other): Tamil reflexive pronouns
  2. (honorific) you, your Honor Tags: honorific Synonyms: தாங்கள், நீங்கள்
    Sense id: en-தாம்-ta-pron-l-uC5y~J Categories (other): Tamil pronouns Disambiguation of Tamil pronouns: 50 8 41
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    {
      "form": "தம்மில்",
      "roman": "tammil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்மிடம்",
      "roman": "tammiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தம்மோடு",
      "roman": "tammōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தம்மால்",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "-",
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      "form": "தம்மிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tammiliruntu",
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        "plural"
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        "2": "Formal Tamil"
      },
      "expansion": "(Formal Tamil)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
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        "dat_p": "தமக்கு",
        "gen2_p": "தம்",
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        "num": "pl",
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        "they, themselves"
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        "(reflexive pronoun) they, themselves"
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        {
          "word": "தாங்கள்"
        },
        {
          "word": "அவர்கள்"
        }
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        "you, your Honor"
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          "your Honor"
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        "(honorific) you, your Honor"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "தாங்கள்"
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        {
          "word": "நீங்கள்"
        }
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        "honorific"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪aːm/"
    },
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}

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        {
          "roman": "yāṉ",
          "word": "நான்யான்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yām",
          "word": "நாங்கள்யாம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nammaḷ",
          "word": "நாம்நம்மள்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tāṅkaḷ",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "தான்தாம்தாங்கள்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tāṅkaḷ",
          "word": "தாங்கள்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīm",
          "tags": [
            "formal",
            "informal",
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "நீநீர்நீங்கள்நீம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīm",
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "நீவிர்நீங்கள்நீம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "evaṉ",
          "word": "proximal: இவன்distal: அவன் yonder: உவன்interrogative: எவன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yāvaṉ",
          "word": "யாவன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "evarkaḷ",
          "word": "proximal: இவர்கள்distal: அவர்கள் yonder: உவர்கள்interrogative: எவர்கள்"
        },
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          "roman": "yāvar",
          "word": "யாவர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "evaḷ",
          "word": "proximal: இவள்distal: அவள் yonder: உவள்interrogative: எவள்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yāvaḷ",
          "word": "யாவள்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "evar",
          "word": "proximal: இவர்distal: அவர் yonder: உவர்interrogative: எவர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yār",
          "word": "யார்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "etu",
          "word": "proximal: இதுdistal: அது yonder: உதுinterrogative: எது"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yātu",
          "word": "யாது"
        },
        {
          "roman": "evai",
          "word": "proximal: இவைdistal: அவை yonder: உவைinterrogative: எவை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "yāvai",
          "word": "யாவை"
        },
        {
          "english": "oblique form",
          "roman": "tam",
          "translation": "oblique form",
          "word": "தம்"
        }
      ]
    }
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    },
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  "word": "தாம்"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*tām"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *tām",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ತಾವು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ತಾವು (tāvu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "താം"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam താം (tāṁ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "తాము"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu తాము (tāmu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Plural of தான் (tāṉ), see Proto-Dravidian *tām. Reflexive pronoun of அவர் (avar) or அவை (avai).\nCognate with Kannada ತಾವು (tāvu), Malayalam താം (tāṁ), Telugu తాము (tāmu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tām",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாம்",
      "roman": "tām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாமே",
      "roman": "tāmē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்மை",
      "roman": "tammai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்கு",
      "roman": "tamakku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமக்காக",
      "roman": "tamakkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்முடைய",
      "roman": "tammuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்",
      "roman": "tam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்மில்",
      "roman": "tammil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்மிடம்",
      "roman": "tammiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்மோடு",
      "roman": "tammōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்முடன்",
      "roman": "tammuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்மால்",
      "roman": "tammāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தம்மிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tammiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தாம் • (tām)",
      "name": "ta-pronoun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "Formal Tamil"
      },
      "expansion": "(Formal Tamil)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "தம்",
        "3": "-",
        "4": "-",
        "ben_p": "தமக்காக",
        "dat_p": "தமக்கு",
        "gen2_p": "தம்",
        "nom_p": "தாம்",
        "num": "pl",
        "voc_p": "தாமே"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil reflexive pronouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "they, themselves"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "they",
          "they"
        ],
        [
          "themselves",
          "themselves"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(reflexive pronoun) they, themselves"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "தாங்கள்"
        },
        {
          "word": "அவர்கள்"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "pronoun",
        "reflexive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil honorific terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you, your Honor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ],
        [
          "your Honor",
          "your Honor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(honorific) you, your Honor"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "தாங்கள்"
        },
        {
          "word": "நீங்கள்"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "honorific"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪aːm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-தாம்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/42/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தாம்"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Formal Tamil",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil irregular nouns",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil m-stem nouns",
    "Tamil particles",
    "Tamil personal pronouns",
    "Tamil plural pronouns",
    "Tamil pronouns",
    "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "தான்",
        "cap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Plural of தான் (tāṉ)",
      "name": "plural of"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*tām"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *tām",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ತಾವು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ತಾವು (tāvu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "താം"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam താം (tāṁ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "తాము"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu తాము (tāmu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Plural of தான் (tāṉ), see Proto-Dravidian *tām. Reflexive pronoun of அவர் (avar) or அவை (avai).\nCognate with Kannada ತಾವು (tāvu), Malayalam താം (tāṁ), Telugu తాము (tāmu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tām",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தாம் • (tām)",
      "name": "ta-part"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "particle",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "yāṉ",
      "word": "நான்யான்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yām",
      "word": "நாங்கள்யாம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nammaḷ",
      "word": "நாம்நம்மள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāṅkaḷ",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "தான்தாம்தாங்கள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāṅkaḷ",
      "word": "தாங்கள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīm",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "informal",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "நீநீர்நீங்கள்நீம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīm",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "நீவிர்நீங்கள்நீம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "evaṉ",
      "word": "proximal: இவன்distal: அவன் yonder: உவன்interrogative: எவன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yāvaṉ",
      "word": "யாவன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "evarkaḷ",
      "word": "proximal: இவர்கள்distal: அவர்கள் yonder: உவர்கள்interrogative: எவர்கள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yāvar",
      "word": "யாவர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "evaḷ",
      "word": "proximal: இவள்distal: அவள் yonder: உவள்interrogative: எவள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yāvaḷ",
      "word": "யாவள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "evar",
      "word": "proximal: இவர்distal: அவர் yonder: உவர்interrogative: எவர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yār",
      "word": "யார்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "etu",
      "word": "proximal: இதுdistal: அது yonder: உதுinterrogative: எது"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yātu",
      "word": "யாது"
    },
    {
      "roman": "evai",
      "word": "proximal: இவைdistal: அவை yonder: உவைinterrogative: எவை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yāvai",
      "word": "யாவை"
    },
    {
      "english": "oblique form",
      "roman": "tam",
      "translation": "oblique form",
      "word": "தம்"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an emphatic particle suffixed to plural nouns or pronouns."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪aːm/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-தாம்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/42/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தாம்"
}

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