"நாய்" meaning in Tamil

See நாய் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /n̪aːj/ Audio: Ta-நாய்.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *naHay. Cognate with Tulu ನಾಯಿ (nāyi), Malayalam നായ (nāya), Kannada ನಾಯಿ (nāyi). Etymology templates: {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*naHay}} Proto-Dravidian *naHay, {{cog|tcy|ನಾಯಿ}} Tulu ನಾಯಿ (nāyi), {{cog|ml|നായ}} Malayalam നായ (nāya), {{cog|kn|ನಾಯಿ}} Kannada ನಾಯಿ (nāyi) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} நாய் • (nāy) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: nāy [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], நாய் [nominative, singular], நாய்கள் [nominative, plural], நாயே [singular, vocative], நாய்களே [plural, vocative], நாயை [accusative, singular], நாய்களை [accusative, plural], நாய்க்கு [dative, singular], நாய்களுக்கு [dative, plural], நாய்க்காக [benefactive, singular], நாய்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], நாயுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாய்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நாயின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாய்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நாயில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாய்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நாயிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாய்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நாயோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாய்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நாயுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நாய்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நாயால் [instrumental, singular], நாய்களால் [instrumental, plural], நாயிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], நாய்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. dog Wikipedia link: ta:நாய்
    Sense id: en-நாய்-ta-noun-zWNX792W Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Canids Synonyms: அக்கன், அலிபகம், உரோகதி, எகினன், எகினம், குக்கன், குக்கல், குரைமுகன், கூரன், சகுடம், சாரமேயன், சுனகன், சுவானம், ஞமலி, ஞாளி, ஞிமிறு, பைரவன், முடுவல்
     
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      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil nouns",
        "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tamil terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
        "Tamil y-stem nouns",
        "ta:Canids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dog"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dog",
          "dog"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "ta:நாய்"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪aːj/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-நாய்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "அக்கன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "அலிபகம்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "உரோகதி"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "எகினன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "எகினம்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "குக்கன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "குக்கல்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "குரைமுகன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "கூரன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "சகுடம்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "சாரமேயன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "சுனகன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "சுவானம்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "ஞமலி"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "ஞாளி"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "ஞிமிறு"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "பைரவன்"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:நாய்",
      "word": "முடுவல்"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நாய்"
}

Download raw JSONL data for நாய் meaning in Tamil (6.3kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 1'",
  "path": [
    "நாய்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "நாய்",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 2'",
  "path": [
    "நாய்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "நாய்",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 1'",
  "path": [
    "நாய்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "நாய்",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 2'",
  "path": [
    "நாய்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "நாய்",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
  "path": [
    "நாய்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "நாய்",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 2'",
  "path": [
    "நாய்"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "நாய்",
  "trace": ""
}

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