"தாய்மை" meaning in Tamil

See தாய்மை in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t̪aːjmɐɪ̯/ Audio: Ta-தாய்மை.ogg
Etymology: From தாய் (tāy, “mother”) + -மை (-mai, “-ness”). Etymology templates: {{af|ta|தாய்|-மை|t1=mother|t2=-ness}} தாய் (tāy, “mother”) + -மை (-mai, “-ness”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} தாய்மை • (tāymai) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: tāymai [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தாய்மை [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], தாய்மையே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], தாய்மையை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], தாய்மைக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], தாய்மைக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], தாய்மையுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாய்மையின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மையில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மையிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மையோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மையுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மையால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], தாய்மையிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. motherhood, motherliness
    Sense id: en-தாய்மை-ta-noun-D2Nq-bnp Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 52 29 19
  2. the state of being pregnant
    Sense id: en-தாய்மை-ta-noun--EU1mrIm Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -மை, Pregnancy Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 62 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 66 1 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 31 66 3 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -மை: 34 60 6 Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 10 80 10
  3. motherly instinct
    Sense id: en-தாய்மை-ta-noun-t0QaaAyG
     
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        "3": "-மை",
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        "t2": "-ness"
      },
      "expansion": "தாய் (tāy, “mother”) + -மை (-mai, “-ness”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From தாய் (tāy, “mother”) + -மை (-mai, “-ness”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "tāymai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மை",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையே",
      "roman": "tāymaiyē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மைக்கு",
      "roman": "tāymaikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மைக்காக",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையுடைய",
      "roman": "tāymaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையின்",
      "roman": "tāymaiyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "தாய்மையில்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "தாய்மையிடம்",
      "roman": "tāymaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையோடு",
      "roman": "tāymaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையுடன்",
      "roman": "tāymaiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையால்",
      "roman": "tāymaiyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tāymaiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 29 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "motherhood, motherliness"
      ],
      "id": "en-தாய்மை-ta-noun-D2Nq-bnp",
      "links": [
        [
          "motherhood",
          "motherhood"
        ],
        [
          "motherliness",
          "motherliness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "37 62 1",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "orig": "ta:Pregnancy",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the state of being pregnant"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "pregnant",
          "pregnant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "motherly instinct"
      ],
      "id": "en-தாய்மை-ta-noun-t0QaaAyG",
      "links": [
        [
          "motherly",
          "motherly"
        ],
        [
          "instinct",
          "instinct"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪aːjmɐɪ̯/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "தாய்மை"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil ai-stem nouns",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms suffixed with -மை",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
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        "t2": "-ness"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From தாய் (tāy, “mother”) + -மை (-mai, “-ness”).",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "plural"
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      ]
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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    {
      "form": "தாய்மைக்கு",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மைக்காக",
      "roman": "tāymaikkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையுடைய",
      "roman": "tāymaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையின்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "தாய்மையிடம்",
      "roman": "tāymaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையோடு",
      "roman": "tāymaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையுடன்",
      "roman": "tāymaiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையால்",
      "roman": "tāymaiyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்மையிலிருந்து",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        ],
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          "motherliness",
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          "pregnant"
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      ],
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        [
          "motherly",
          "motherly"
        ],
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          "instinct",
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      "ipa": "/t̪aːjmɐɪ̯/"
    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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