"நீ" meaning in Tamil

See நீ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /n̪iː/ Audio: Ta-நீ.ogg Forms: nī [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīn. Cognate to Telugu నీవు (nīvu), Kannada ನೀನು (nīnu), Malayalam നീ (nī). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*nīn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *nīn, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*nīn}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nīn, {{cog|te|నీవు}} Telugu నీవు (nīvu), {{cog|kn|ನೀನು}} Kannada ನೀನು (nīnu), {{cog|ml|നീ}} Malayalam നീ (nī) Head templates: {{ta-pronoun}} நீ • (nī)
  1. you Tags: informal, singular
    Sense id: en-நீ-ta-pron-uwNHpGjZ Categories (other): Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil pronouns, Tamil terms with redundant script codes 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]

Inflected forms

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    {
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      "roman": "yār",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "இவர்அவர் உவர்எவர்யார்"
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      "english": "yonder",
      "roman": "yāvai",
      "tags": [
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        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "you"
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          "you",
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  "word": "நீ"
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