"நஞ்சு" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /n̪aɲd͡ʑɯ/
Etymology: Perhaps from the root நை- (nai-, “to crush”). Cognate with Kannada ನಂಜು (nañju), Telugu నంజు (nañju) and Tulu ನಂಜು (nañju). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|ನಂಜು}} Kannada ನಂಜು (nañju), {{cog|te|నంజు}} Telugu నంజు (nañju), {{cog|tcy|ನಂಜು}} Tulu ನಂಜು (nañju) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} நஞ்சு • (nañcu) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: nañcu [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], நஞ்சு [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], நஞ்சே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], நஞ்சை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], நஞ்சுக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], நஞ்சுக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], நஞ்சுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நஞ்சின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நஞ்சில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நஞ்சிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நஞ்சோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நஞ்சுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நஞ்சால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], நஞ்சிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. poison, venom, harmful substance Synonyms: விடம்
    Sense id: en-நஞ்சு-ta-noun-J493hEzK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Poisons Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Poisons: 91 9
  2. evil Synonyms: தீங்கு
    Sense id: en-நஞ்சு-ta-noun-tcH7Lvxt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Chemistry Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 0
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      "name": "Chemistry",
      "orig": "ta:Chemistry",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "నంజు"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu నంజు (nañju)",
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    },
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  "etymology_text": "Perhaps from the root நை- (nai-, “to crush”). Cognate with Kannada ನಂಜು (nañju), Telugu నంజు (nañju) and Tulu ನಂಜು (nañju).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "நஞ்சே",
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "-",
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      "form": "நஞ்சை",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "நஞ்சுக்கு",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சுக்காக",
      "roman": "nañcukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சுடைய",
      "roman": "nañcuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "நஞ்சின்",
      "roman": "nañciṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சில்",
      "roman": "nañcil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சிடம்",
      "roman": "nañciṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சோடு",
      "roman": "nañcōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சுடன்",
      "roman": "nañcuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சால்",
      "roman": "nañcāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "nañciliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "நஞ்சு • (nañcu)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Poisons",
          "orig": "ta:Poisons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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            [
              7,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The food was tampered with poison.",
          "roman": "uṇavil nañcu kalantiruntatu.",
          "text": "உணவில் நஞ்சு கலந்திருந்தது.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "poison, venom, harmful substance"
      ],
      "id": "en-நஞ்சு-ta-noun-J493hEzK",
      "links": [
        [
          "poison",
          "poison"
        ],
        [
          "venom",
          "venom"
        ],
        [
          "harmful",
          "harmful"
        ],
        [
          "substance",
          "substance"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "விடம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "evil"
      ],
      "id": "en-நஞ்சு-ta-noun-tcH7Lvxt",
      "links": [
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "தீங்கு"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪aɲd͡ʑɯ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நஞ்சு"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
    "Tamil u-stem nouns",
    "ta:Chemistry",
    "ta:Poisons"
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  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "ನಂಜು"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "నంజు"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu నంజు (nañju)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcy",
        "2": "ನಂಜು"
      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "nañcu",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "நஞ்சே",
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      "form": "நஞ்சை",
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "நஞ்சுக்கு",
      "roman": "nañcukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சுக்காக",
      "roman": "nañcukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சுடைய",
      "roman": "nañcuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சின்",
      "roman": "nañciṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சில்",
      "roman": "nañcil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சிடம்",
      "roman": "nañciṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சோடு",
      "roman": "nañcōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சுடன்",
      "roman": "nañcuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சால்",
      "roman": "nañcāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நஞ்சிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "nañciliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "expansion": "நஞ்சு • (nañcu)",
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
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  "pos": "noun",
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              12
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              7,
              12
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          ],
          "english": "The food was tampered with poison.",
          "roman": "uṇavil nañcu kalantiruntatu.",
          "text": "உணவில் நஞ்சு கலந்திருந்தது.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "poison, venom, harmful substance"
      ],
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          "poison",
          "poison"
        ],
        [
          "venom",
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        ],
        [
          "harmful",
          "harmful"
        ],
        [
          "substance",
          "substance"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "விடம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "evil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "evil",
          "evil"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "தீங்கு"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪aɲd͡ʑɯ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நஞ்சு"
}

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