"நல்ல" meaning in Tamil

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Adjective

IPA: /n̪alla/ Audio: ta-நல்ல.ogg Forms: nalla [romanization]
Etymology: From நல் (nal), from Proto-Dravidian *nal. Compare Malayalam നല്ല (nalla). Etymology templates: {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*nal}} Proto-Dravidian *nal, {{cog|ml|നല്ല}} Malayalam നല്ല (nalla) Head templates: {{ta-adj}} நல்ல • (nalla)
  1. good Derived forms: நல்லது (nallatu)
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*nal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *nal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "നല്ല"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam നല്ല (nalla)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From நல் (nal), from Proto-Dravidian *nal. Compare Malayalam നല്ല (nalla).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nalla",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "நல்ல • (nalla)",
      "name": "ta-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "nallatu",
          "word": "நல்லது"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good"
      ],
      "id": "en-நல்ல-ta-adj-dw5gdiTW",
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪alla/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "ta-நல்ல.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நல்ல"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "nallatu",
      "word": "நல்லது"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*nal"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *nal",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "നല്ല"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam നല്ല (nalla)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From நல் (nal), from Proto-Dravidian *nal. Compare Malayalam നല്ല (nalla).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nalla",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "நல்ல • (nalla)",
      "name": "ta-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tamil adjectives",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪alla/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "ta-நல்ல.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நல்ல"
}

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