"நீர்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /n̪iːɾ/ Audio: Ta-நீர்.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁆 (nīr), from Proto-Dravidian *nīr. Cognate with Badaga நீரு (nīru), Brahui دیر (dīr), Kannada ನೀರು (nīru), Malayalam നീര് (nīrŭ), Toda நீர் (nīr), Tulu ನೀರ್ (nīrŭ), Telugu నీరు (nīru). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|oty|𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁆|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁆 (nīr), {{inh+|ta|oty|𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁆}} Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁆 (nīr), {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*nīr}} Proto-Dravidian *nīr, {{cog|bfq|நீரு|tr=nīru}} Badaga நீரு (nīru), {{cog|brh|دیر|tr=dīr}} Brahui دیر (dīr), {{cog|kn|ನೀರು}} Kannada ನೀರು (nīru), {{cog|ml|നീര്}} Malayalam നീര് (nīrŭ), {{cog|tcx|நீர்|tr=nīr}} Toda நீர் (nīr), {{cog|tcy|ನೀರ್}} Tulu ನೀರ್ (nīrŭ), {{cog|te|నీరు}} Telugu నీరు (nīru) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} நீர் • (nīr) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: nīr [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], நீர் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], நீரே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], நீரை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], நீருக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], நீருக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], நீருடைய [genitive, genitive-i, singular], - [genitive, genitive-i, plural], நீரின் [genitive, genitive-ii, singular], - [genitive, genitive-ii, plural], நீரில் [locative, locative-i, singular], - [locative, locative-i, plural], நீரிடம் [locative, locative-ii, singular], - [locative, locative-ii, plural], நீரோடு [singular, sociative, sociative-i], - [plural, sociative, sociative-i], நீருடன் [singular, sociative, sociative-ii], - [plural, sociative, sociative-ii], நீரால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], நீரிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. water Categories (topical): Liquids Synonyms: தண்ணீர், வெள்ளம், நாரம், ஜலம், தீர்த்தம்
    Sense id: en-நீர்-ta-noun-D0FoSQ44 Disambiguation of Liquids: 77 23 0 Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Derived forms: இளநீர் (iḷanīr), உண்ணீர் (uṇṇīr), ஏறுநீர் (ēṟunīr), கடல்நீர் (kaṭalnīr), கண்ணீர் (kaṇṇīr), கருப்பநீர் (karuppanīr), குடிநீர் (kuṭinīr), சிறுநீர் (ciṟunīr), செந்நீர் (cennīr), தண்ணீர் (taṇṇīr), தேநீர் (tēnīr), நீரகம் (nīrakam), நீராடு (nīrāṭu), நீராழி (nīrāḻi), நீராவி (nīrāvi), நீரியம் (nīriyam), நீரிழிவு (nīriḻivu), நீரூற்று (nīrūṟṟu), நீரொழுக்கு (nīroḻukku), நீர்க்காக்கை (nīrkkākkai), நீர்க்கால் (nīrkkāl), நீர்த்துளி (nīrttuḷi), நீர்நாய் (nīrnāy), நீர்ப்புன்கு (nīrppuṉku), நீர்மங்கை (nīrmaṅkai), நீர்மருது (nīrmarutu), நீர்வளம் (nīrvaḷam), நீர்வாழை (nīrvāḻai), நீர்வீழ்ச்சி (nīrvīḻcci), மழைநீர் (maḻainīr), மேனீர் (mēṉīr), வாய்நீர் (vāynīr)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /n̪iːɾ/ Audio: Ta-நீர்.ogg Forms: nīr [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīr. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*nīr|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *nīr, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*nīr}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīr Head templates: {{head|ta|pronoun}} நீர் • (nīr)
  1. plural of நீ (nī); you all Tags: dated, form-of, plural Form of: நீ (extra: (nī); you all) Synonyms: நீயிர் (nīyir), நீவிர் (nīvir)
    Sense id: en-நீர்-ta-pron-f~ZtaI5E Categories (other): Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil pronouns Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 0 Disambiguation of Tamil pronouns: 7 65 28 Related terms: நான்யான் (yāṉ), நாங்கள்யாம் (yām), நாம் (nām), தான்தாம்தாங்கள் (tāṅkaḷ) [formal], தாங்கள் (tāṅkaḷ), நீநீர்நீங்கள்நீம் (nīm) [formal, informal, rare], நீவிர்நீங்கள்நீம் (nīm) [rare], இவன்அவன் உவன்எவன் (evaṉ) (english: yonder) [distal, interrogative, proximal], இவர்கள்அவர்கள் உவர்கள்எவர்கள்யாவர் (yāvar) (english: yonder) [distal, interrogative, proximal], இவள்அவள் உவள்எவள் (evaḷ) (english: yonder) [distal, interrogative, proximal], இவர்அவர் உவர்எவர்யார் (yār) (english: yonder) [distal, interrogative, proximal], இதுஅது உதுஎதுயாது (yātu) (english: yonder) [distal, interrogative, proximal], இவைஅவை உவைஎவையாவை (yāvai) (english: yonder) [distal, interrogative, proximal]
  2. (honorific) you Tags: dated, honorific
    Sense id: en-நீர்-ta-pron-uwNHpGjZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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      "form": "நீருடைய",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "நீரில்",
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        "locative-i",
        "singular"
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          "roman": "iḷanīr",
          "word": "இளநீர்"
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        {
          "roman": "uṇṇīr",
          "word": "உண்ணீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ēṟunīr",
          "word": "ஏறுநீர்"
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        {
          "roman": "kaṭalnīr",
          "word": "கடல்நீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kaṇṇīr",
          "word": "கண்ணீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "karuppanīr",
          "word": "கருப்பநீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "kuṭinīr",
          "word": "குடிநீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ciṟunīr",
          "word": "சிறுநீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "cennīr",
          "word": "செந்நீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "taṇṇīr",
          "word": "தண்ணீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "tēnīr",
          "word": "தேநீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrakam",
          "word": "நீரகம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrāṭu",
          "word": "நீராடு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrāḻi",
          "word": "நீராழி"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrāvi",
          "word": "நீராவி"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīriyam",
          "word": "நீரியம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīriḻivu",
          "word": "நீரிழிவு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrūṟṟu",
          "word": "நீரூற்று"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīroḻukku",
          "word": "நீரொழுக்கு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrkkākkai",
          "word": "நீர்க்காக்கை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrkkāl",
          "word": "நீர்க்கால்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrttuḷi",
          "word": "நீர்த்துளி"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrnāy",
          "word": "நீர்நாய்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrppuṉku",
          "word": "நீர்ப்புன்கு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrmaṅkai",
          "word": "நீர்மங்கை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrmarutu",
          "word": "நீர்மருது"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrvaḷam",
          "word": "நீர்வளம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrvāḻai",
          "word": "நீர்வாழை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīrvīḻcci",
          "word": "நீர்வீழ்ச்சி"
        },
        {
          "roman": "maḻainīr",
          "word": "மழைநீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mēṉīr",
          "word": "மேனீர்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "vāynīr",
          "word": "வாய்நீர்"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "தண்ணீர்"
        },
        {
          "word": "வெள்ளம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "நாரம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "ஜலம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "தீர்த்தம்"
        }
      ]
    }
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        "id": "",
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    {
      "form": "nīr",
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        "romanization"
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        {
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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            "formal"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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            "informal",
            "rare"
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        {
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            "rare"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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            "interrogative",
            "proximal"
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        },
        {
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            "interrogative",
            "proximal"
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "english": "yonder",
          "roman": "evaḷ",
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            "distal",
            "interrogative",
            "proximal"
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          "word": "இவள்அவள் உவள்எவள்"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
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          "roman": "yār",
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            "distal",
            "interrogative",
            "proximal"
          ],
          "word": "இவர்அவர் உவர்எவர்யார்"
        },
        {
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            "distal",
            "interrogative",
            "proximal"
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        },
        {
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            "distal",
            "interrogative",
            "proximal"
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          "word": "இவைஅவை உவைஎவையாவை"
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
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          "roman": "nīyir",
          "word": "நீயிர்"
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        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "roman": "nīvir",
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        "dated",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
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        "you"
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        "(honorific) you"
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        "dated",
        "honorific"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/n̪iːɾ/"
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}
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    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil pronouns",
    "Tamil terms derived from Old Tamil",
    "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms inherited from Old Tamil",
    "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with audio links",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
    "ta:Liquids"
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    {
      "roman": "iḷanīr",
      "word": "இளநீர்"
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    {
      "roman": "uṇṇīr",
      "word": "உண்ணீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ēṟunīr",
      "word": "ஏறுநீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kaṭalnīr",
      "word": "கடல்நீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kaṇṇīr",
      "word": "கண்ணீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karuppanīr",
      "word": "கருப்பநீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kuṭinīr",
      "word": "குடிநீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ciṟunīr",
      "word": "சிறுநீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cennīr",
      "word": "செந்நீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "taṇṇīr",
      "word": "தண்ணீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tēnīr",
      "word": "தேநீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrakam",
      "word": "நீரகம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrāṭu",
      "word": "நீராடு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrāḻi",
      "word": "நீராழி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrāvi",
      "word": "நீராவி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīriyam",
      "word": "நீரியம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīriḻivu",
      "word": "நீரிழிவு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrūṟṟu",
      "word": "நீரூற்று"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīroḻukku",
      "word": "நீரொழுக்கு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrkkākkai",
      "word": "நீர்க்காக்கை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrkkāl",
      "word": "நீர்க்கால்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrttuḷi",
      "word": "நீர்த்துளி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrnāy",
      "word": "நீர்நாய்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrppuṉku",
      "word": "நீர்ப்புன்கு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrmaṅkai",
      "word": "நீர்மங்கை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrmarutu",
      "word": "நீர்மருது"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrvaḷam",
      "word": "நீர்வளம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrvāḻai",
      "word": "நீர்வாழை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīrvīḻcci",
      "word": "நீர்வீழ்ச்சி"
    },
    {
      "roman": "maḻainīr",
      "word": "மழைநீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mēṉīr",
      "word": "மேனீர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vāynīr",
      "word": "வாய்நீர்"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "oty",
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        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Kannada ನೀರು (nīru)",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "നീര്"
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      "expansion": "Malayalam നീര് (nīrŭ)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tcy",
        "2": "ನೀರ್"
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      "expansion": "Tulu ನೀರ್ (nīrŭ)",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
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      "form": "nīr",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "நீர்",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "நீரே",
      "roman": "nīrē",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "நீரை",
      "roman": "nīrai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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    },
    {
      "form": "நீருக்கு",
      "roman": "nīrukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நீருக்காக",
      "roman": "nīrukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நீருடைய",
      "roman": "nīruṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-i",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-i",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "நீரின்",
      "roman": "nīriṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-ii",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நீரில்",
      "roman": "nīril",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-i",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-i",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நீரிடம்",
      "roman": "nīriṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-ii",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நீரோடு",
      "roman": "nīrōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நீருடன்",
      "roman": "nīruṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நீரால்",
      "roman": "nīrāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நீரிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "nīriliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "args": {},
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    }
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      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "water"
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        {
          "word": "தண்ணீர்"
        },
        {
          "word": "வெள்ளம்"
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        {
          "word": "நாரம்"
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        {
          "word": "ஜலம்"
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        {
          "word": "தீர்த்தம்"
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      "ipa": "/n̪iːɾ/"
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}

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    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil pronouns",
    "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with audio links",
    "ta:Liquids"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*nīr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *nīr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "dra-pro",
        "3": "*nīr"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīr",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nīr",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "நீர் • (nīr)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "pron",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "yāṉ",
      "word": "நான்யான்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yām",
      "word": "நாங்கள்யாம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nām",
      "word": "நாம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāṅkaḷ",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "தான்தாம்தாங்கள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tāṅkaḷ",
      "word": "தாங்கள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīm",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "informal",
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "நீநீர்நீங்கள்நீம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīm",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "நீவிர்நீங்கள்நீம்"
    },
    {
      "english": "yonder",
      "roman": "evaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "distal",
        "interrogative",
        "proximal"
      ],
      "word": "இவன்அவன் உவன்எவன்"
    },
    {
      "english": "yonder",
      "roman": "yāvar",
      "tags": [
        "distal",
        "interrogative",
        "proximal"
      ],
      "word": "இவர்கள்அவர்கள் உவர்கள்எவர்கள்யாவர்"
    },
    {
      "english": "yonder",
      "roman": "evaḷ",
      "tags": [
        "distal",
        "interrogative",
        "proximal"
      ],
      "word": "இவள்அவள் உவள்எவள்"
    },
    {
      "english": "yonder",
      "roman": "yār",
      "tags": [
        "distal",
        "interrogative",
        "proximal"
      ],
      "word": "இவர்அவர் உவர்எவர்யார்"
    },
    {
      "english": "yonder",
      "roman": "yātu",
      "tags": [
        "distal",
        "interrogative",
        "proximal"
      ],
      "word": "இதுஅது உதுஎதுயாது"
    },
    {
      "english": "yonder",
      "roman": "yāvai",
      "tags": [
        "distal",
        "interrogative",
        "proximal"
      ],
      "word": "இவைஅவை உவைஎவையாவை"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(nī); you all",
          "word": "நீ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of நீ (nī); you all"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "நீ",
          "நீ#Tamil"
        ],
        [
          "you all",
          "you all"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil honorific terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "you"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "you",
          "you"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(honorific) you"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "honorific"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪iːɾ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-நீர்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/80/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Ta-%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "nīyir",
      "word": "நீயிர்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīvir",
      "word": "நீவிர்"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நீர்"
}

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