"நல்" meaning in Tamil

See நல் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /n̪ɐl/ Forms: nal [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], நல்ல, நல்- [alternative], நன் [alternative, in-compounds]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *nal. Cognate with Kannada ನಲ್ (nal). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-sou-pro|*nal|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-South Dravidian *nal, {{inh+|ta|dra-sou-pro|*nal}} Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *nal, {{cog|kn|ನಲ್}} Kannada ನಲ್ (nal) Head templates: {{ta-adj}} நல் • (nal)
  1. good, fair Synonyms: நல்ல, இனிய
    Sense id: en-நல்-ta-adj-LBb3c~mb
  2. abundant, much Synonyms: மிகுந்த
    Sense id: en-நல்-ta-adj--DneM7Qq Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Ethics Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 4 81 4 10 Disambiguation of Ethics: 0 100 0 0
  3. auspicious Synonyms: மங்கள
    Sense id: en-நல்-ta-adj-4GkG9Abk
  4. word prefixed as a polite way of describing an inauspicious event.
    Sense id: en-நல்-ta-adj-qZIPdMVv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 2 0 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 2 0 98 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 5 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: நன்கடத்தி (naṉkaṭatti), நன்காடு (naṉkāṭu), நன்கு (naṉku), நன்கொடை (naṉkoṭai), நன்செய் (naṉcey), நன்னடை (naṉṉaṭai), நன்னுதல் (naṉṉutal), நன்னூல் (naṉṉūl), நன்னெறி (naṉṉeṟi), நன்பு (naṉpu), நன்மை (naṉmai), நன்றி (naṉṟi), நன்று (naṉṟu), நறு (naṟu), நற்கருணை (naṟkaruṇai), நற்குணம் (naṟkuṇam), நற்செய்தி (naṟceyti), நற்றமிழ் (naṟṟamiḻ), நற்றாய் (naṟṟāy), நற்றிணை (naṟṟiṇai), நல (nala), நலம் (nalam), நல்லன் (nallaṉ), நல்லப்பன் (nallappaṉ), நல்லம்மான் (nallammāṉ), நல்லவர் (nallavar), நல்லா (nallā), நல்லாக (nallāka), நல்லார் (nallār), நல்லீரல் (nallīral), நல்லுறவு (nalluṟavu), நல்லூழ் (nallūḻ), நல்லெண்ணெய் (nalleṇṇey), நல்லொழுக்கம் (nalloḻukkam), நல்வரவு (nalvaravu), நல்வழி (nalvaḻi), நல்வாக்கு (nalvākku), நெடுநல்வாடை (neṭunalvāṭai)

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "naṉkaṭatti",
      "word": "நன்கடத்தி"
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      "roman": "naṉkāṭu",
      "word": "நன்காடு"
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      "roman": "naṉku",
      "word": "நன்கு"
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      "roman": "naṉkoṭai",
      "word": "நன்கொடை"
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      "roman": "naṉcey",
      "word": "நன்செய்"
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      "roman": "naṉṉutal",
      "word": "நன்னுதல்"
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      "roman": "naṉṉūl",
      "word": "நன்னூல்"
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      "roman": "naṉṉeṟi",
      "word": "நன்னெறி"
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      "roman": "naṉpu",
      "word": "நன்பு"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "naṉmai",
      "word": "நன்மை"
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      "roman": "naṉṟi",
      "word": "நன்றி"
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      "roman": "naṉṟu",
      "word": "நன்று"
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      "roman": "naṟu",
      "word": "நறு"
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      "roman": "naṟkaruṇai",
      "word": "நற்கருணை"
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      "roman": "naṟkuṇam",
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      "roman": "naṟṟamiḻ",
      "word": "நற்றமிழ்"
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      "roman": "naṟṟāy",
      "word": "நற்றாய்"
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      "roman": "naṟṟiṇai",
      "word": "நற்றிணை"
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      "roman": "nala",
      "word": "நல"
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      "roman": "nalam",
      "word": "நலம்"
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      "roman": "nallaṉ",
      "word": "நல்லன்"
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      "roman": "nallappaṉ",
      "word": "நல்லப்பன்"
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      "roman": "nallammāṉ",
      "word": "நல்லம்மான்"
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      "roman": "nallavar",
      "word": "நல்லவர்"
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      "roman": "nallā",
      "word": "நல்லா"
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      "roman": "nallāka",
      "word": "நல்லாக"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "nallār",
      "word": "நல்லார்"
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      "roman": "nallīral",
      "word": "நல்லீரல்"
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      "roman": "nalluṟavu",
      "word": "நல்லுறவு"
    },
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      "roman": "nallūḻ",
      "word": "நல்லூழ்"
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      "roman": "nalleṇṇey",
      "word": "நல்லெண்ணெய்"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "nalloḻukkam",
      "word": "நல்லொழுக்கம்"
    },
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      "roman": "nalvaravu",
      "word": "நல்வரவு"
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      "roman": "nalvaḻi",
      "word": "நல்வழி"
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      "roman": "nalvākku",
      "word": "நல்வாக்கு"
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      "roman": "neṭunalvāṭai",
      "word": "நெடுநல்வாடை"
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *nal. Cognate with Kannada ನಲ್ (nal).",
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      "form": "nal",
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "நல்ல",
      "roman": "nalla",
      "source": "inflection"
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      "form": "நல்-",
      "roman": "nal-",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "நன்",
      "roman": "naṉ",
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  "pos": "adj",
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              39,
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              10
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          ],
          "english": "The (good) Tamil-speaking land extends between Venkata (modern Tirupati) on the north and ocean Kumari on the south",
          "ref": "c. 400 BCE - 500 CE, பனம்பாரனார் (paṉampāraṉār), “பனம்பாரனார் பாயிரம் [Prologue by Panamparanar]”, in Tolkāppiyar, translated by Sengai Podhuvan, Tolkāppiyam:",
          "roman": "vaṭavēṅkaṭam teṉkumari\nāyiṭait\ntamiḻkūṟu nallulakattu",
          "text": "வடவேங்கடம் தென்குமரி\nஆயிடைத்\nதமிழ்கூறு நல்லுலகத்து",
          "translation": "The (good) Tamil-speaking land extends between Venkata (modern Tirupati) on the north and ocean Kumari on the south",
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        "good, fair"
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          "fair"
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        {
          "word": "நல்ல"
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        {
          "word": "இனிய"
        }
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          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "ta:Ethics",
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        "abundant, much"
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          "much",
          "much"
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மிகுந்த"
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        "auspicious"
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      "id": "en-நல்-ta-adj-4GkG9Abk",
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          "english": "burial",
          "roman": "nallaṭakkam",
          "text": "நல்லடக்கம்",
          "translation": "burial",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ɐl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நல்"
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      "roman": "naṉkaṭatti",
      "word": "நன்கடத்தி"
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    {
      "roman": "naṉkāṭu",
      "word": "நன்காடு"
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    {
      "roman": "naṉku",
      "word": "நன்கு"
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    {
      "roman": "naṉkoṭai",
      "word": "நன்கொடை"
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    {
      "roman": "naṉcey",
      "word": "நன்செய்"
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    {
      "roman": "naṉṉaṭai",
      "word": "நன்னடை"
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    {
      "roman": "naṉṉutal",
      "word": "நன்னுதல்"
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    {
      "roman": "naṉṉūl",
      "word": "நன்னூல்"
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    {
      "roman": "naṉṉeṟi",
      "word": "நன்னெறி"
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      "roman": "naṉpu",
      "word": "நன்பு"
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      "roman": "naṉmai",
      "word": "நன்மை"
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      "roman": "naṉṟi",
      "word": "நன்றி"
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    {
      "roman": "naṉṟu",
      "word": "நன்று"
    },
    {
      "roman": "naṟu",
      "word": "நறு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "naṟkaruṇai",
      "word": "நற்கருணை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "naṟkuṇam",
      "word": "நற்குணம்"
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    {
      "roman": "naṟceyti",
      "word": "நற்செய்தி"
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    {
      "roman": "naṟṟamiḻ",
      "word": "நற்றமிழ்"
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      "roman": "naṟṟāy",
      "word": "நற்றாய்"
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    {
      "roman": "naṟṟiṇai",
      "word": "நற்றிணை"
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      "roman": "nala",
      "word": "நல"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nalam",
      "word": "நலம்"
    },
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      "roman": "nallaṉ",
      "word": "நல்லன்"
    },
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      "roman": "nallappaṉ",
      "word": "நல்லப்பன்"
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    {
      "roman": "nallammāṉ",
      "word": "நல்லம்மான்"
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      "roman": "nallavar",
      "word": "நல்லவர்"
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      "roman": "nallā",
      "word": "நல்லா"
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      "roman": "nallāka",
      "word": "நல்லாக"
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      "roman": "nallār",
      "word": "நல்லார்"
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      "roman": "nallīral",
      "word": "நல்லீரல்"
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    {
      "roman": "nalluṟavu",
      "word": "நல்லுறவு"
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      "word": "நல்லூழ்"
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      "word": "நல்லெண்ணெய்"
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      "word": "நல்லொழுக்கம்"
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      "roman": "nalvaravu",
      "word": "நல்வரவு"
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      "roman": "nalvaḻi",
      "word": "நல்வழி"
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      "roman": "nalvākku",
      "word": "நல்வாக்கு"
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      "roman": "neṭunalvāṭai",
      "word": "நெடுநல்வாடை"
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    },
    {
      "form": "நல்-",
      "roman": "nal-",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நன்",
      "roman": "naṉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "in-compounds"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "நல் • (nal)",
      "name": "ta-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              39,
              42
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The (good) Tamil-speaking land extends between Venkata (modern Tirupati) on the north and ocean Kumari on the south",
          "ref": "c. 400 BCE - 500 CE, பனம்பாரனார் (paṉampāraṉār), “பனம்பாரனார் பாயிரம் [Prologue by Panamparanar]”, in Tolkāppiyar, translated by Sengai Podhuvan, Tolkāppiyam:",
          "roman": "vaṭavēṅkaṭam teṉkumari\nāyiṭait\ntamiḻkūṟu nallulakattu",
          "text": "வடவேங்கடம் தென்குமரி\nஆயிடைத்\nதமிழ்கூறு நல்லுலகத்து",
          "translation": "The (good) Tamil-speaking land extends between Venkata (modern Tirupati) on the north and ocean Kumari on the south",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good, fair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "நல்ல"
        },
        {
          "word": "இனிய"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "abundant, much"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abundant",
          "abundant"
        ],
        [
          "much",
          "much"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மிகுந்த"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "auspicious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "auspicious",
          "auspicious"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மங்கள"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              3
            ]
          ],
          "english": "burial",
          "roman": "nallaṭakkam",
          "text": "நல்லடக்கம்",
          "translation": "burial",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "word prefixed as a polite way of describing an inauspicious event."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inauspicious",
          "inauspicious#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ɐl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நல்"
}

Download raw JSONL data for நல் meaning in Tamil (5.4kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/1826",
  "msg": "inflection table: empty tags for நல்ல",
  "path": [
    "நல்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "நல்",
  "trace": ""
}

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