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"roman": "cūḻnilai",
"word": "சூழ்நிலை"
},
{
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"roman": "nilaikulai",
"word": "நிலைகுலை"
},
{
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"roman": "nilaimai",
"word": "நிலைமை"
},
{
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"roman": "nilaiyam",
"word": "நிலையம்"
},
{
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"roman": "maṉanilai",
"word": "மனநிலை"
},
{
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"roman": "vāṉilai",
"word": "வானிலை"
}
],
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"lang_code": "ms",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"word": "nilai"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "நில்",
"3": "ஐ"
},
"expansion": "நில் (nil) + -ஐ (-ai)",
"name": "suf"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ನೆಲೆ"
},
"expansion": "Kannada ನೆಲೆ (nele)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "നില"
},
"expansion": "Malayalam നില (nila)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "నెలవు"
},
"expansion": "Telugu నెలవు (nelavu)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "status"
},
"expansion": "Latin status",
"name": "ncog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From நில் (nil) + -ஐ (-ai). Cognate with Kannada ನೆಲೆ (nele), Malayalam നില (nila), Telugu నెలవు (nelavu). For sense development, compare Latin status, related to stare (“to stand”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "nilai",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ta-decl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலை",
"roman": "nilai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகள்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையே",
"roman": "nilaiyē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளே",
"roman": "nilaikaḷē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையை",
"roman": "nilaiyai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளை",
"roman": "nilaikaḷai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைக்கு",
"roman": "nilaikku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளுக்கு",
"roman": "nilaikaḷukku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைக்காக",
"roman": "nilaikkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளுக்காக",
"roman": "nilaikaḷukkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையுடைய",
"roman": "nilaiyuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளுடைய",
"roman": "nilaikaḷuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையின்",
"roman": "nilaiyiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளின்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையில்",
"roman": "nilaiyil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளில்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையிடம்",
"roman": "nilaiyiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளிடம்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையோடு",
"roman": "nilaiyōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளோடு",
"roman": "nilaikaḷōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையுடன்",
"roman": "nilaiyuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளுடன்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையால்",
"roman": "nilaiyāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளால்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையிலிருந்து",
"roman": "nilaiyiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளிலிருந்து",
"roman": "nilaikaḷiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "நிலை • (nilai)",
"name": "ta-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"name": "ta-decl"
}
],
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"condition, state, situation"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-NuvWJ7gs",
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[
"condition",
"condition"
],
[
"state",
"state"
],
[
"situation",
"situation"
]
]
},
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"place, seat, location"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-jk4~9Y5r",
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[
"place",
"place"
],
[
"seat",
"seat"
],
[
"location",
"location"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"door frame"
],
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"links": [
[
"door",
"door"
],
[
"frame",
"frame"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"pillar"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-FMw-jZXO",
"links": [
[
"pillar",
"pillar"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"usage, custom"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-OQDqta7x",
"links": [
[
"usage",
"usage"
],
[
"custom",
"custom"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"family, tribe"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-CfcRqkfL",
"links": [
[
"family",
"family"
],
[
"tribe",
"tribe"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"standing, staying"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-BJEJj21R",
"links": [
[
"standing",
"standing"
],
[
"staying",
"staying"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"firmness, fixedness, durability, permanence"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-f92HqjOV",
"links": [
[
"firmness",
"firmness"
],
[
"fixedness",
"fixedness"
],
[
"durability",
"durability"
],
[
"permanence",
"permanence"
]
]
},
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"name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"character, quality, nature, temper"
],
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[
"character",
"character"
],
[
"quality",
"quality"
],
[
"nature",
"nature"
],
[
"temper",
"temper"
]
]
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{
"glosses": [
"profession, vocation"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-vNF-tfO4",
"links": [
[
"profession",
"profession"
],
[
"vocation",
"vocation"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"inheritance, hereditary right"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-7xvJtyXm",
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[
"inheritance",
"inheritance"
],
[
"hereditary",
"hereditary"
],
[
"right",
"right"
]
]
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"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
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{
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"name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
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{
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"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil terms suffixed with -ஐ",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a unit of time"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-M3iPlxLb",
"links": [
[
"unit",
"unit"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"station, stand, residence"
],
"id": "en-நிலை-ta-noun-OtfhdoqL",
"links": [
[
"station",
"station"
],
[
"stand",
"stand"
],
[
"residence",
"residence"
]
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/n̪ɪlɐɪ̯/"
},
{
"audio": "Ta-நிலை.ogg",
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}
],
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}
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"Pages with entries",
"Tamil ai-stem nouns",
"Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
"Tamil lemmas",
"Tamil nouns",
"Tamil terms suffixed with -ஐ",
"Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
],
"derived": [
{
"roman": "cūḻnilai",
"word": "சூழ்நிலை"
},
{
"roman": "nilaikulai",
"word": "நிலைகுலை"
},
{
"roman": "nilaimai",
"word": "நிலைமை"
},
{
"roman": "nilaiyam",
"word": "நிலையம்"
},
{
"roman": "maṉanilai",
"word": "மனநிலை"
},
{
"roman": "vāṉilai",
"word": "வானிலை"
}
],
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{
"lang": "Classical Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"word": "nilai"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "நில்",
"3": "ஐ"
},
"expansion": "நில் (nil) + -ஐ (-ai)",
"name": "suf"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ನೆಲೆ"
},
"expansion": "Kannada ನೆಲೆ (nele)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "നില"
},
"expansion": "Malayalam നില (nila)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "నెలవు"
},
"expansion": "Telugu నెలవు (nelavu)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "status"
},
"expansion": "Latin status",
"name": "ncog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From நில் (nil) + -ஐ (-ai). Cognate with Kannada ನೆಲೆ (nele), Malayalam നില (nila), Telugu నెలవు (nelavu). For sense development, compare Latin status, related to stare (“to stand”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "nilai",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ta-decl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலை",
"roman": "nilai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகள்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையே",
"roman": "nilaiyē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளே",
"roman": "nilaikaḷē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையை",
"roman": "nilaiyai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளை",
"roman": "nilaikaḷai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைக்கு",
"roman": "nilaikku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளுக்கு",
"roman": "nilaikaḷukku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைக்காக",
"roman": "nilaikkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளுக்காக",
"roman": "nilaikaḷukkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையுடைய",
"roman": "nilaiyuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளுடைய",
"roman": "nilaikaḷuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையின்",
"roman": "nilaiyiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளின்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையில்",
"roman": "nilaiyil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளில்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையிடம்",
"roman": "nilaiyiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளிடம்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையோடு",
"roman": "nilaiyōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளோடு",
"roman": "nilaikaḷōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையுடன்",
"roman": "nilaiyuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளுடன்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையால்",
"roman": "nilaiyāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளால்",
"roman": "nilaikaḷāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலையிலிருந்து",
"roman": "nilaiyiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "நிலைகளிலிருந்து",
"roman": "nilaikaḷiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "நிலை • (nilai)",
"name": "ta-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"name": "ta-decl"
}
],
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"condition, state, situation"
],
"links": [
[
"condition",
"condition"
],
[
"state",
"state"
],
[
"situation",
"situation"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"place, seat, location"
],
"links": [
[
"place",
"place"
],
[
"seat",
"seat"
],
[
"location",
"location"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"door frame"
],
"links": [
[
"door",
"door"
],
[
"frame",
"frame"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"pillar"
],
"links": [
[
"pillar",
"pillar"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"usage, custom"
],
"links": [
[
"usage",
"usage"
],
[
"custom",
"custom"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"family, tribe"
],
"links": [
[
"family",
"family"
],
[
"tribe",
"tribe"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"standing, staying"
],
"links": [
[
"standing",
"standing"
],
[
"staying",
"staying"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"firmness, fixedness, durability, permanence"
],
"links": [
[
"firmness",
"firmness"
],
[
"fixedness",
"fixedness"
],
[
"durability",
"durability"
],
[
"permanence",
"permanence"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"character, quality, nature, temper"
],
"links": [
[
"character",
"character"
],
[
"quality",
"quality"
],
[
"nature",
"nature"
],
[
"temper",
"temper"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"profession, vocation"
],
"links": [
[
"profession",
"profession"
],
[
"vocation",
"vocation"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"inheritance, hereditary right"
],
"links": [
[
"inheritance",
"inheritance"
],
[
"hereditary",
"hereditary"
],
[
"right",
"right"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"a unit of time"
],
"links": [
[
"unit",
"unit"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"station, stand, residence"
],
"links": [
[
"station",
"station"
],
[
"stand",
"stand"
],
[
"residence",
"residence"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/n̪ɪlɐɪ̯/"
},
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}
],
"word": "நிலை"
}
Download raw JSONL data for நிலை meaning in Tamil (7.0kB)
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