"நீலிக்கண்ணீர்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /n̪iːlɪkːɐɳːiːɾ/
Etymology: Compound of நீலி (nīli, name of a vengeful ghost; later “a wicked woman”) + கண்ணீர் (kaṇṇīr, “tears”). The first part originates from the folklore of a ghost named Neeli, who shed false tears to deceive people and take revenge on the husband who killed her. Compare the similar Keralan folklore on Neeli. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|ta|நீலி|கண்ணீர்|pos1=name of a vengeful ghost; later “a wicked woman”|t2=tears}} Compound of நீலி (nīli, name of a vengeful ghost; later “a wicked woman”) + கண்ணீர் (kaṇṇīr, “tears”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} நீலிக்கண்ணீர் • (nīlikkaṇṇīr) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: nīlikkaṇṇīr [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], நீலிக்கண்ணீர் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], நீலிக்கண்ணீரே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], நீலிக்கண்ணீரை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], நீலிக்கண்ணீருக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], நீலிக்கண்ணீருக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], நீலிக்கண்ணீருடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], நீலிக்கண்ணீரின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நீலிக்கண்ணீரில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நீலிக்கண்ணீரிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நீலிக்கண்ணீரோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நீலிக்கண்ணீருடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], நீலிக்கண்ணீரால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], நீலிக்கண்ணீரிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. crocodile tears Wikipedia link: Kalliyankattu Neeli Synonyms: முதலைக்கண்ணீர்
    Sense id: en-நீலிக்கண்ணீர்-ta-noun-aCS3cr5y Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Crying
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