"நலம்" meaning in Tamil

See நலம் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /n̪ɐlɐm/
Etymology: Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀮𑀫𑁆 (nalam), equivalent to நல்- (nal-, “good”) + -அம் (-am). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|oty|𑀦𑀮𑀫𑁆|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tamil 𑀦𑀮𑀫𑁆 (nalam), {{inh+|ta|oty|𑀦𑀮𑀫𑁆}} Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀮𑀫𑁆 (nalam), {{confix|ta|நல்-|-அம்|t1=good}} நல்- (nal-, “good”) + -அம் (-am) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} நலம் • (nalam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: nalam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], நலம் [nominative, singular], நலங்கள் [nominative, plural], நலமே [singular, vocative], நலங்களே [plural, vocative], நலத்தை [accusative, singular], நலங்களை [accusative, plural], நலத்துக்கு [dative, singular], நலங்களுக்கு [dative, plural], நலத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], நலங்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], நலத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நலங்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நலத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நலங்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நலத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நலங்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நலத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நலங்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நலத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நலங்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நலத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நலங்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நலத்தால் [instrumental, singular], நலங்களால் [instrumental, plural], நலத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], நலங்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural], நலன் [alternative]
  1. goodness Synonyms: நன்மை
    Sense id: en-நலம்-ta-noun-cVNux7N1
  2. prosperity; health, wellbeing
    Sense id: en-நலம்-ta-noun-SSDLi-PT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -அம் Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 77 4 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 81 4 11 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 4 59 4 33 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -அம்: 8 55 8 30
  3. that which is good, desirable or beneficial Synonyms: நல்லது
    Sense id: en-நலம்-ta-noun-Azj9MhgR
  4. profit, advantage, welfare, benefit Synonyms: பயன், பலன்
    Sense id: en-நலம்-ta-noun-MkJgPR~B Categories (other): Tamil terms prefixed with நல்-, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms prefixed with நல்-: 14 12 16 58 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 15 12 15 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: உடல்நலம் (uṭalnalam) 
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      "form": "நலத்துடைய",
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    {
      "form": "நலத்தோடு",
      "roman": "nalattōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
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      "roman": "nalaṅkaḷōṭu",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "நலங்களால்",
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    },
    {
      "form": "நலத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "nalattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நலங்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "nalaṅkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "நலன்",
      "roman": "nalaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        {
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        {
          "word": "பயன்"
        },
        {
          "word": "பலன்"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ɐlɐm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நலம்"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "நலங்களுடன்",
      "roman": "nalaṅkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நலத்தால்",
      "roman": "nalattāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நலங்களால்",
      "roman": "nalaṅkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நலத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "nalattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நலங்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "nalaṅkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நலன்",
      "roman": "nalaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "நலம் • (nalam)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "goodness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goodness",
          "goodness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "நன்மை"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "prosperity; health, wellbeing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "prosperity",
          "prosperity"
        ],
        [
          "health",
          "health"
        ],
        [
          "wellbeing",
          "wellbeing"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which is good, desirable or beneficial"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "desirable",
          "desirable"
        ],
        [
          "beneficial",
          "beneficial"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "நல்லது"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "profit, advantage, welfare, benefit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "profit",
          "profit"
        ],
        [
          "advantage",
          "advantage"
        ],
        [
          "welfare",
          "welfare"
        ],
        [
          "benefit",
          "benefit"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "பயன்"
        },
        {
          "word": "பலன்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ɐlɐm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நலம்"
}

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