"தாய்மாமன்" meaning in Tamil

See தாய்மாமன் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t̪aːjmaːmɐn/ Audio: Ta-தாய்மாமன்.ogg
Etymology: From தாய் (tāy, “mother”) + மாமன் (māmaṉ, “maternal uncle”). Etymology templates: {{com|ta|தாய்|மாமன்|t1=mother|t2=maternal uncle}} தாய் (tāy, “mother”) + மாமன் (māmaṉ, “maternal uncle”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} தாய்மாமன் • (tāymāmaṉ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|type=root}} Forms: tāymāmaṉ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தாய்மாமன் [nominative, singular], தாய்மாமன்கள் [nominative, plural], தாய்மாமனே [singular, vocative], தாய்மாமன்களே [plural, vocative], தாய்மாமனை [accusative, singular], தாய்மாமன்களை [accusative, plural], தாய்மாமனுக்கு [dative, singular], தாய்மாமன்களுக்கு [dative, plural], தாய்மாமனுக்காக [benefactive, singular], தாய்மாமன்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], தாய்மாமனுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மாமன்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாய்மாமனின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மாமன்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாய்மாமனில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மாமன்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாய்மாமனிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மாமன்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாய்மாமனோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மாமன்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாய்மாமனுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மாமன்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாய்மாமனால் [instrumental, singular], தாய்மாமன்களால் [instrumental, plural], தாய்மாமனிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], தாய்மாமன்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural], தாய் மாமன் [alternative, alternative]
  1. maternal uncle, specifically, the brother of one's mother. Wikipedia link: ta:தாய் மாமன் Synonyms: அம்மான்
    Sense id: en-தாய்மாமன்-ta-noun-1ZA8LFuF Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Male family members

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "3": "மாமன்",
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        "t2": "maternal uncle"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From தாய் (tāy, “mother”) + மாமன் (māmaṉ, “maternal uncle”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "tāymāmaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "தாய்மாமன்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்கள்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனே",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களே",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனை",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களை",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனுக்கு",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களுக்கு",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனுக்காக",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களுக்காக",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "தாய்மாமனுடைய",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களுடைய",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களின்",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனில்",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களில்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனிடம்",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களிடம்",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனோடு",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களோடு",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களுடன்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "roman": "tāymāmaṉiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய் மாமன்",
      "roman": "tāy māmaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "type": "root"
      },
      "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",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "text": "Considered as one of the most important persons in Tamil culture, second only to the child's parents. Many Tamil lullabies glorify the maternal uncle so as to inspire children to hold them in their minds as heroes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maternal uncle, specifically, the brother of one's mother."
      ],
      "id": "en-தாய்மாமன்-ta-noun-1ZA8LFuF",
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal uncle",
          "maternal uncle"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "அம்மான்"
        }
      ],
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        "ta:தாய் மாமன்"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪aːjmaːmɐn/"
    },
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  ],
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}

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        "plural"
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      "form": "தாய்மாமனே",
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களே",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனை",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களை",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனுக்கு",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனுக்காக",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களுக்காக",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனுடைய",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களுடைய",
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      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "roman": "tāymāmaṉiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களின்",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனில்",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉil",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களில்",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனிடம்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களோடு",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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      "roman": "tāymāmaṉuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களுடன்",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனால்",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉāl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமனிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மாமன்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tāymāmaṉkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய் மாமன்",
      "roman": "tāy māmaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "type": "root"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "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:Male family members"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Considered as one of the most important persons in Tamil culture, second only to the child's parents. Many Tamil lullabies glorify the maternal uncle so as to inspire children to hold them in their minds as heroes."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maternal uncle, specifically, the brother of one's mother."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maternal uncle",
          "maternal uncle"
        ],
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "அம்மான்"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "ta:தாய் மாமன்"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪aːjmaːmɐn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-தாய்மாமன்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/28/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தாய்மாமன்"
}

Download raw JSONL data for தாய்மாமன் meaning in Tamil (6.0kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tamil dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-11-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-10-21 using wiktextract (4c3c609 and 24bdde4). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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