"நாணம்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /n̪aːɳɐm/
Etymology: From நாணு (nāṇu, “to feel shy”) + -அம் (-am). Cognate with Malayalam നാണം (nāṇaṁ), Telugu నాన (nāna), Toda நோண். Etymology templates: {{af|ta|நாணு|-அம்|t1=to feel shy}} நாணு (nāṇu, “to feel shy”) + -அம் (-am), {{cog|ml|നാണം}} Malayalam നാണം (nāṇaṁ), {{cog|te|నాన}} Telugu నాన (nāna), {{cog|tcx|நோண்}} Toda நோண் Head templates: {{ta-noun}} நாணம் • (nāṇam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: nāṇam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], நாணம் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], நாணமே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], நாணத்தை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], நாணத்துக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], நாணத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], நாணத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நாணத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாணத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாணத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாணத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாணத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாணத்தால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], நாணத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. shyness, coyness, as a feminine quality, one of four மகடூஉக்குணம் (makaṭū’ukkuṇam) Synonyms: சங்கோஜம்
    Sense id: en-நாணம்-ta-noun-Zef-0gJ6 Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 44 18 19 19
  2. bashfulness in certain relationships; embarrassment, modesty Synonyms: கூச்சம், வெட்கம்
    Sense id: en-நாணம்-ta-noun-ZI7qOKKy Categories (other): Humiliation Disambiguation of Humiliation: 3 51 4 42
  3. shrinking, as a sensitive plant to a touch; shying, as a startled animal
    Sense id: en-நாணம்-ta-noun-slCGDrLG
  4. shame; keen moral sense
    Sense id: en-நாணம்-ta-noun-b6TIxNA6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -அம், Emotions, Humiliation Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 14 32 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 14 32 43 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 17 14 30 39 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -அம்: 24 17 26 33 Disambiguation of Emotions: 13 14 29 44 Disambiguation of Humiliation: 3 51 4 42
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        "3": "-அம்",
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      "name": "af"
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "நாணத்துக்காக",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
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    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்தில்",
      "roman": "nāṇattil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்திடம்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்தோடு",
      "roman": "nāṇattōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்தால்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "நாணத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "nāṇattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "44 18 19 19",
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          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "quality",
          "quality"
        ],
        [
          "மகடூஉக்குணம்",
          "மகடூஉக்குணம்#Tamil"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "சங்கோஜம்"
        }
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    },
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        "bashfulness in certain relationships; embarrassment, modesty"
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        ],
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        ],
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          "word": "கூச்சம்"
        },
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          "word": "வெட்கம்"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "shrinking, as a sensitive plant to a touch; shying, as a startled animal"
      ],
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          "shrinking",
          "shrinking"
        ],
        [
          "sensitive",
          "sensitive"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "touch",
          "touch"
        ],
        [
          "shying",
          "shying"
        ],
        [
          "startled",
          "startled"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "12 14 32 42",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
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          "_dis": "12 14 32 43",
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          "_dis": "17 14 30 39",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 17 26 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms suffixed with -அம்",
          "parents": [],
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          "shame",
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        ],
        [
          "keen",
          "keen"
        ],
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          "moral sense",
          "moral sense"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪aːɳɐm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நாணம்"
}
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    "Tamil m-stem nouns",
    "Tamil nouns",
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    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "form": "nāṇam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "நாணம்",
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    {
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      "form": "நாணமே",
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      "form": "நாணத்தை",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "நாணத்துக்கு",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்துக்காக",
      "roman": "nāṇattukkāka",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்துடைய",
      "roman": "nāṇattuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்தில்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்திடம்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்தோடு",
      "roman": "nāṇattōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்துடன்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "நாணத்தால்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "நாணத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "nāṇattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
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  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "shyness, coyness, as a feminine quality, one of four மகடூஉக்குணம் (makaṭū’ukkuṇam)"
      ],
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          "shyness",
          "shyness"
        ],
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          "coyness"
        ],
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        ],
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          "quality",
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        ],
        [
          "மகடூஉக்குணம்",
          "மகடூஉக்குணம்#Tamil"
        ]
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "சங்கோஜம்"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "bashfulness in certain relationships; embarrassment, modesty"
      ],
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        [
          "bashfulness",
          "bashfulness"
        ],
        [
          "relationship",
          "relationship"
        ],
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          "embarrassment",
          "embarrassment"
        ],
        [
          "modesty",
          "modesty"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "கூச்சம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "வெட்கம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shrinking, as a sensitive plant to a touch; shying, as a startled animal"
      ],
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        [
          "shrinking",
          "shrinking"
        ],
        [
          "sensitive",
          "sensitive"
        ],
        [
          "plant",
          "plant"
        ],
        [
          "touch",
          "touch"
        ],
        [
          "shying",
          "shying"
        ],
        [
          "startled",
          "startled"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shame; keen moral sense"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shame",
          "shame"
        ],
        [
          "keen",
          "keen"
        ],
        [
          "moral sense",
          "moral sense"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪aːɳɐm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நாணம்"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tamil dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-10-28 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-10-21 using wiktextract (b9d36ff and 0a198a9). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.