"நங்கை" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /n̪aŋɡai/ Audio: Ta-நங்கை.ogg
Etymology: From நம் (nam). Cognate to Malayalam നങ്ങ (naṅṅa). Etymology templates: {{cog|ml|നങ്ങ}} Malayalam നങ്ങ (naṅṅa) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} நங்கை • (naṅkai) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: naṅkai [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], நங்கை [nominative, singular], நங்கைகள் [nominative, plural], நங்கையே [singular, vocative], நங்கைகளே [plural, vocative], நங்கையை [accusative, singular], நங்கைகளை [accusative, plural], நங்கைக்கு [dative, singular], நங்கைகளுக்கு [dative, plural], நங்கைக்காக [benefactive, singular], நங்கைகளுக்காக [benefactive, plural], நங்கையுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நங்கைகளுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நங்கையின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நங்கைகளின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நங்கையில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நங்கைகளில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நங்கையிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நங்கைகளிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நங்கையோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நங்கைகளோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நங்கையுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நங்கைகளுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நங்கையால் [instrumental, singular], நங்கைகளால் [instrumental, plural], நங்கையிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], நங்கைகளிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. lady, woman Synonyms: மங்கை, பெண்
    Sense id: en-நங்கை-ta-noun-PtoIltPn
  2. son's wife
    Sense id: en-நங்கை-ta-noun-ucUB3Xrz
  3. (Kongu) elder brother's wife
    Sense id: en-நங்கை-ta-noun-mgXU~eKg Categories (other): Kongu Tamil, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Family Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 1 64 15 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 64 15 19 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 63 16 18 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 7 7 45 33 8 Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 100 0 0
  4. added to irrational nouns to denote feminine gender
    Sense id: en-நங்கை-ta-noun-kea9WIPR
  5. a species of milkwort
    Sense id: en-நங்கை-ta-noun-3H2QakZQ Categories (other): Fabales order plants Disambiguation of Fabales order plants: 4 4 17 12 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: திருநங்கை (tirunaṅkai) 
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tirunaṅkai",
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    }
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          "args": {
            "1": "si",
            "2": "නංගී",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Sinhalese: නංගී (naṁgī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sinhalese: නංගී (naṁgī)"
    }
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        "romanization"
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "நங்கை",
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        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "நங்கைகள்",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "நங்கையே",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "நங்கைகளே",
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        "vocative"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "நங்கைக்கு",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளுக்கு",
      "roman": "naṅkaikaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைக்காக",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளுக்காக",
      "roman": "naṅkaikaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையுடைய",
      "roman": "naṅkaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளுடைய",
      "roman": "naṅkaikaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையின்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையில்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளில்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையிடம்",
      "roman": "naṅkaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையோடு",
      "roman": "naṅkaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளோடு",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "singular"
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "naṅkaiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "naṅkaikaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "நங்கை • (naṅkai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "lady, woman"
      ],
      "id": "en-நங்கை-ta-noun-PtoIltPn",
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        [
          "lady",
          "lady"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "மங்கை"
        },
        {
          "word": "பெண்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "son's wife"
      ],
      "id": "en-நங்கை-ta-noun-ucUB3Xrz",
      "links": [
        [
          "son's",
          "son"
        ],
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Kongu Tamil",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 1 64 15 19",
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      ],
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        "elder brother's wife"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "elder brother's",
          "elder brother"
        ],
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          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Kongu) elder brother's wife"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "added to irrational nouns to denote feminine gender"
      ],
      "id": "en-நங்கை-ta-noun-kea9WIPR",
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          "irrational",
          "irrational#English"
        ],
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          "nouns",
          "noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "feminine",
          "feminine#English"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "4 4 17 12 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Fabales order plants",
          "orig": "ta:Fabales order plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a species of milkwort"
      ],
      "id": "en-நங்கை-ta-noun-3H2QakZQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "species",
          "species"
        ],
        [
          "milkwort",
          "milkwort"
        ]
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪aŋɡai/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நங்கை"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil ai-stem nouns",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "நங்கைகளை",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "நங்கைக்கு",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "நங்கைக்காக",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "நங்கையுடைய",
      "roman": "naṅkaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளுடைய",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையின்",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளின்",
      "roman": "naṅkaikaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையில்",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "நங்கைகளில்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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      "form": "நங்கையிடம்",
      "roman": "naṅkaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையோடு",
      "roman": "naṅkaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளோடு",
      "roman": "naṅkaikaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையுடன்",
      "roman": "naṅkaiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளுடன்",
      "roman": "naṅkaikaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "நங்கையால்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளால்",
      "roman": "naṅkaikaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கையிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "naṅkaiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நங்கைகளிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "naṅkaikaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "நங்கை • (naṅkai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lady, woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lady",
          "lady"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மங்கை"
        },
        {
          "word": "பெண்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "son's wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "son's",
          "son"
        ],
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kongu Tamil"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elder brother's wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elder brother's",
          "elder brother"
        ],
        [
          "wife",
          "wife"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Kongu) elder brother's wife"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "added to irrational nouns to denote feminine gender"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "irrational",
          "irrational#English"
        ],
        [
          "nouns",
          "noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "feminine",
          "feminine#English"
        ],
        [
          "gender",
          "gender#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a species of milkwort"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "species",
          "species"
        ],
        [
          "milkwort",
          "milkwort"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Ta-நங்கை.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d9/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪aŋɡai/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நங்கை"
}

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