"தாய்" meaning in Tamil

See தாய் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /t̪aːj/ Audio: Ta-தாய்.ogg
Etymology: Transliteration of English Thai. Etymology templates: {{translit|ta|en|Thai}} Transliteration of English Thai Head templates: {{ta-proper noun}} தாய் • (tāy) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl||-}} Forms: tāy [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தாய் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], தாயே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], தாயை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], தாய்க்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], தாய்க்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], தாயுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாயின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாயில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாயிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாயோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாயுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாயால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], தாயிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. the Thai language
    Sense id: en-தாய்-ta-name-ONVcCCmw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Female family members, Languages, Parents Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Female family members: 82 18 Disambiguation of Languages: 100 0 Disambiguation of Parents: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0

Noun

IPA: /t̪aːj/ Audio: Ta-தாய்.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀸𑀬𑁆 (tāy). By surface analysis, தம் (tam, “one's own”) + ஆய் (āy, “mother”, doublet of யாய் (yāy)). Cognate with Kannada ತಾಯಿ (tāyi). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|oty|𑀢𑀸𑀬𑁆|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tamil 𑀢𑀸𑀬𑁆 (tāy), {{inh+|ta|oty|𑀢𑀸𑀬𑁆}} Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀢𑀸𑀬𑁆 (tāy), {{dbt|ta|யாய்|nocap=1}} doublet of யாய் (yāy), {{surf|ta|தம்|ஆய்|pos2=doublet of <i class="Taml mention" lang="ta">யாய்</i> (yāy)|t1=one's own|t2=mother}} By surface analysis, தம் (tam, “one's own”) + ஆய் (āy, “mother”, doublet of யாய் (yāy)), {{cog|kn|ತಾಯಿ}} Kannada ತಾಯಿ (tāyi) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} தாய் • (tāy) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|தாய்|தாய்மார்கள்|தாயே|தாய்}} Forms: tāy [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தாய் [nominative, singular], தாய்மார்கள் [nominative, plural], தாயே [singular, vocative], தாய்மார்களே [plural, vocative], தாயை [accusative, singular], தாய்மார்களை [accusative, plural], தாய்க்கு [dative, singular], தாய்மார்களுக்கு [dative, plural], தாய்க்காக [benefactive, singular], தாய்மார்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], தாயுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மார்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாயின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மார்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாயில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மார்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாயிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மார்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாயோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மார்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாயுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாய்மார்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாயால் [instrumental, singular], தாய்மார்களால் [instrumental, plural], தாயிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], தாய்மார்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. mother Synonyms: அம்மா, தள்ளை, அன்னை
    Sense id: en-தாய்-ta-noun-zwYi7ypm Categories (other): Parents Disambiguation of Parents: 47 53 Derived forms: செவிலித்தாய் (cevilittāy), தாயகம் (tāyakam), தாய்க்கட்டுமனை (tāykkaṭṭumaṉai), தாய்க்கறையான் (tāykkaṟaiyāṉ), தாய்க்கிராமம் (tāykkirāmam), தாய்ச்சங்கம் (tāyccaṅkam), தாய்ச்சி (tāycci), தாய்ச்சித்தம்பலம் (tāyccittampalam), தாய்ச்சீலை (tāyccīlai), தாய்ச்சுவர் (tāyccuvar), தாய்ச்சோட்டை (tāyccōṭṭai), தாய்தந்தை (tāytantai), தாய்தலைத்தென்றல் (tāytalaitteṉṟal), தாய்நாடு (tāynāṭu), தாய்பிள்ளை (tāypiḷḷai), தாய்ப்பாட்டன் (tāyppāṭṭaṉ), தாய்ப்பானை (tāyppāṉai), தாய்ப்பால் (tāyppāl), தாய்மாமன் (tāymāmaṉ), தாய்முதல் (tāymutal), தாய்மை (tāymai), தாய்மொழி (tāymoḻi), தாய்வழி (tāyvaḻi), தாய்வாய்க்கால் (tāyvāykkāl), தாய்வேர் (tāyvēr), மாற்றாந்தாய் (māṟṟāntāy), வேற்றுத்தாய் (vēṟṟuttāy)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0
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      "form": "தாயுடைய",
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    {
      "form": "தாயில்",
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        {
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          "word": "தாயகம்"
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          "roman": "tāykkirāmam",
          "word": "தாய்க்கிராமம்"
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          "roman": "tāyccaṅkam",
          "word": "தாய்ச்சங்கம்"
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        {
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          "word": "தாய்ச்சி"
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          "word": "தாய்ச்சித்தம்பலம்"
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          "roman": "tāyccīlai",
          "word": "தாய்ச்சீலை"
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        {
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          "word": "தாய்ச்சுவர்"
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        {
          "roman": "tāyccōṭṭai",
          "word": "தாய்ச்சோட்டை"
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        {
          "roman": "tāytantai",
          "word": "தாய்தந்தை"
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        {
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          "word": "தாய்தலைத்தென்றல்"
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        {
          "roman": "tāynāṭu",
          "word": "தாய்நாடு"
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        {
          "roman": "tāypiḷḷai",
          "word": "தாய்பிள்ளை"
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        {
          "roman": "tāyppāṭṭaṉ",
          "word": "தாய்ப்பாட்டன்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tāyppāṉai",
          "word": "தாய்ப்பானை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tāyppāl",
          "word": "தாய்ப்பால்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tāymāmaṉ",
          "word": "தாய்மாமன்"
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        {
          "roman": "tāymutal",
          "word": "தாய்முதல்"
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        {
          "roman": "tāymai",
          "word": "தாய்மை"
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        {
          "roman": "tāymoḻi",
          "word": "தாய்மொழி"
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          "roman": "tāyvaḻi",
          "word": "தாய்வழி"
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        {
          "roman": "tāyvāykkāl",
          "word": "தாய்வாய்க்கால்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tāyvēr",
          "word": "தாய்வேர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "māṟṟāntāy",
          "word": "மாற்றாந்தாய்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "vēṟṟuttāy",
          "word": "வேற்றுத்தாய்"
        }
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        {
          "word": "அம்மா"
        },
        {
          "word": "தள்ளை"
        },
        {
          "word": "அன்னை"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்க்கு",
      "roman": "tāykku",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்க்காக",
      "roman": "tāykkāka",
      "source": "declension",
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        "benefactive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாயுடைய",
      "roman": "tāyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாயின்",
      "roman": "tāyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாயில்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாயிடம்",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாயோடு",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    },
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "தாயால்",
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        "instrumental",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "தாயிலிருந்து",
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        "ablative",
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      "roman": "tāyakam",
      "word": "தாயகம்"
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    {
      "roman": "tāykkaṭṭumaṉai",
      "word": "தாய்க்கட்டுமனை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāykkaṟaiyāṉ",
      "word": "தாய்க்கறையான்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāykkirāmam",
      "word": "தாய்க்கிராமம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāyccaṅkam",
      "word": "தாய்ச்சங்கம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāycci",
      "word": "தாய்ச்சி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāyccittampalam",
      "word": "தாய்ச்சித்தம்பலம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāyccīlai",
      "word": "தாய்ச்சீலை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāyccuvar",
      "word": "தாய்ச்சுவர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāyccōṭṭai",
      "word": "தாய்ச்சோட்டை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāytantai",
      "word": "தாய்தந்தை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāytalaitteṉṟal",
      "word": "தாய்தலைத்தென்றல்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāynāṭu",
      "word": "தாய்நாடு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāypiḷḷai",
      "word": "தாய்பிள்ளை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāyppāṭṭaṉ",
      "word": "தாய்ப்பாட்டன்"
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    {
      "roman": "tāyppāṉai",
      "word": "தாய்ப்பானை"
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    {
      "roman": "tāyppāl",
      "word": "தாய்ப்பால்"
    },
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      "roman": "tāymāmaṉ",
      "word": "தாய்மாமன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāymutal",
      "word": "தாய்முதல்"
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    {
      "roman": "tāymai",
      "word": "தாய்மை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāymoḻi",
      "word": "தாய்மொழி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāyvaḻi",
      "word": "தாய்வழி"
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    {
      "roman": "tāyvāykkāl",
      "word": "தாய்வாய்க்கால்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāyvēr",
      "word": "தாய்வேர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "māṟṟāntāy",
      "word": "மாற்றாந்தாய்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vēṟṟuttāy",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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    {
      "form": "தாயிடம்",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "Thai"
      },
      "expansion": "Transliteration of English Thai",
      "name": "translit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Transliteration of English Thai.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tāy",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்",
      "roman": "tāy",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயே",
      "roman": "tāyē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயை",
      "roman": "tāyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்க்கு",
      "roman": "tāykku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாய்க்காக",
      "roman": "tāykkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயுடைய",
      "roman": "tāyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயின்",
      "roman": "tāyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயில்",
      "roman": "tāyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயிடம்",
      "roman": "tāyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயோடு",
      "roman": "tāyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயுடன்",
      "roman": "tāyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயால்",
      "roman": "tāyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாயிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tāyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தாய் • (tāy)",
      "name": "ta-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the Thai language"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Thai",
          "Thai"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Ta-தாய்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2c/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪aːj/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தாய்"
}

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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 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). 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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