"நேற்று" meaning in Tamil

See நேற்று in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /n̪eːrːɯ/, [n̪eːtrɯ], /n̪eːʈːɯ/ Audio: Ta-நேற்று.ogg Forms: nēṟṟu [romanization], நேத்து [alternative, Tamil, colloquial]
Etymology: Compare నేడు (nēḍu, “today”). Head templates: {{head|ta|adverb|head=|sc=Taml|sort=|tr=}} நேற்று • (nēṟṟu), {{ta-adv}} நேற்று • (nēṟṟu)
  1. yesterday Synonyms: முதனாள்
    Sense id: en-நேற்று-ta-adv-lSPZ--eb Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 49 51
  2. (figuratively) recently, lately, of a shorter duration Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-நேற்று-ta-adv-fqk7p4E0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Time Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Time: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: –3, –2, –1, 0, +1, +2, +3, direct speech, three days ago, two days ago, yesterday, today, tomorrow, in two days, in three days, முந்தாநாள் (muntānāḷ), இன்று (iṉṟu), நாளை (nāḷai), நாளை மறுநாள் (nāḷai maṟunāḷ), நாளன்றைக்கு (nāḷaṉṟaikku), reported speech, three days before, three days earlier, two days before, two days earlier, the day before, on that day, the next day, two days later, three days later, மூன்று நாட்களுக்கு முன் (mūṉṟu nāṭkaḷukku muṉ), இரண்டு நாட்களுக்கு முன் (iraṇṭu nāṭkaḷukku muṉ), முந்தைய நாள் (muntaiya nāḷ), அன்று (aṉṟu), மறுநாள் (maṟunāḷ), அடுத்த நாள் (aṭutta nāḷ), இரண்டு நாட்கள் கழித்து (iraṇṭu nāṭkaḷ kaḻittu), மூன்று நாட்கள் கழித்து (mūṉṟu nāṭkaḷ kaḻittu)
{
  "etymology_text": "Compare నేడు (nēḍu, “today”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nēṟṟu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நேத்து",
      "roman": "nēttu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Tamil",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Taml",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "நேற்று • (nēṟṟu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "நேற்று • (nēṟṟu)",
      "name": "ta-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "–3"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "–2"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "–1"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "0"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "+1"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "+2"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "+3"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "direct speech"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "three days ago"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "two days ago"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "yesterday"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "today"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tomorrow"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "in two days"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "in three days"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "muntānāḷ",
      "word": "முந்தாநாள்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "iṉṟu",
      "word": "இன்று"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nāḷai",
      "word": "நாளை"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nāḷai maṟunāḷ",
      "word": "நாளை மறுநாள்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nāḷaṉṟaikku",
      "word": "நாளன்றைக்கு"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "reported speech"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "three days before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "three days earlier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "two days before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "two days earlier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "the day before"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "on that day"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "the next day"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "two days later"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "three days later"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mūṉṟu nāṭkaḷukku muṉ",
      "word": "மூன்று நாட்களுக்கு முன்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "iraṇṭu nāṭkaḷukku muṉ",
      "word": "இரண்டு நாட்களுக்கு முன்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "muntaiya nāḷ",
      "word": "முந்தைய நாள்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "aṉṟu",
      "word": "அன்று"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "maṟunāḷ",
      "word": "மறுநாள்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "aṭutta nāḷ",
      "word": "அடுத்த நாள்"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "iraṇṭu nāṭkaḷ kaḻittu",
      "word": "இரண்டு நாட்கள் கழித்து"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mūṉṟu nāṭkaḷ kaḻittu",
      "word": "மூன்று நாட்கள் கழித்து"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
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          "_dis": "49 51",
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            [
              34,
              43
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I thought of coming to your house yesterday.",
          "roman": "nēṟṟu nāṉ uṅkaḷ vīṭṭiṟku varalām eṉṟu niṉaittēṉ.",
          "text": "நேற்று நான் உங்கள் வீட்டிற்கு வரலாம் என்று நினைத்தேன்.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yesterday"
      ],
      "id": "en-நேற்று-ta-adv-lSPZ--eb",
      "links": [
        [
          "yesterday",
          "yesterday"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "முதனாள்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Time",
          "orig": "ta:Time",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You are young(-er than me).",
          "literal_meaning": "You were just born yesterday",
          "roman": "nī nēṟṟu piṟantavaṉ",
          "text": "நீ நேற்று பிறந்தவன்",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "recently, lately, of a shorter duration"
      ],
      "id": "en-நேற்று-ta-adv-fqk7p4E0",
      "links": [
        [
          "recently",
          "recently"
        ],
        [
          "lately",
          "lately"
        ],
        [
          "shorter",
          "shorter"
        ],
        [
          "duration",
          "duration"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) recently, lately, of a shorter duration"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪eːrːɯ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[n̪eːtrɯ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-நேற்று.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪eːʈːɯ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நேற்று"
}
{
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil adverbs",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
    "ta:Time"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare నేడు (nēḍu, “today”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nēṟṟu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "நேத்து",
      "roman": "nēttu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Tamil",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Taml",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "நேற்று • (nēṟṟu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "நேற்று • (nēṟṟu)",
      "name": "ta-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adv",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "–3"
    },
    {
      "word": "–2"
    },
    {
      "word": "–1"
    },
    {
      "word": "0"
    },
    {
      "word": "+1"
    },
    {
      "word": "+2"
    },
    {
      "word": "+3"
    },
    {
      "word": "direct speech"
    },
    {
      "word": "three days ago"
    },
    {
      "word": "two days ago"
    },
    {
      "word": "yesterday"
    },
    {
      "word": "today"
    },
    {
      "word": "tomorrow"
    },
    {
      "word": "in two days"
    },
    {
      "word": "in three days"
    },
    {
      "roman": "muntānāḷ",
      "word": "முந்தாநாள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iṉṟu",
      "word": "இன்று"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nāḷai",
      "word": "நாளை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nāḷai maṟunāḷ",
      "word": "நாளை மறுநாள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nāḷaṉṟaikku",
      "word": "நாளன்றைக்கு"
    },
    {
      "word": "reported speech"
    },
    {
      "word": "three days before"
    },
    {
      "word": "three days earlier"
    },
    {
      "word": "two days before"
    },
    {
      "word": "two days earlier"
    },
    {
      "word": "the day before"
    },
    {
      "word": "on that day"
    },
    {
      "word": "the next day"
    },
    {
      "word": "two days later"
    },
    {
      "word": "three days later"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mūṉṟu nāṭkaḷukku muṉ",
      "word": "மூன்று நாட்களுக்கு முன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iraṇṭu nāṭkaḷukku muṉ",
      "word": "இரண்டு நாட்களுக்கு முன்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "muntaiya nāḷ",
      "word": "முந்தைய நாள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aṉṟu",
      "word": "அன்று"
    },
    {
      "roman": "maṟunāḷ",
      "word": "மறுநாள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "aṭutta nāḷ",
      "word": "அடுத்த நாள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iraṇṭu nāṭkaḷ kaḻittu",
      "word": "இரண்டு நாட்கள் கழித்து"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mūṉṟu nāṭkaḷ kaḻittu",
      "word": "மூன்று நாட்கள் கழித்து"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
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              34,
              43
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
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            [
              0,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I thought of coming to your house yesterday.",
          "roman": "nēṟṟu nāṉ uṅkaḷ vīṭṭiṟku varalām eṉṟu niṉaittēṉ.",
          "text": "நேற்று நான் உங்கள் வீட்டிற்கு வரலாம் என்று நினைத்தேன்.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yesterday"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yesterday",
          "yesterday"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "முதனாள்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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            [
              3,
              8
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          ],
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            [
              3,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You are young(-er than me).",
          "literal_meaning": "You were just born yesterday",
          "roman": "nī nēṟṟu piṟantavaṉ",
          "text": "நீ நேற்று பிறந்தவன்",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "recently, lately, of a shorter duration"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "recently",
          "recently"
        ],
        [
          "lately",
          "lately"
        ],
        [
          "shorter",
          "shorter"
        ],
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          "duration",
          "duration"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) recently, lately, of a shorter duration"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪eːrːɯ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[n̪eːtrɯ]"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪eːʈːɯ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "நேற்று"
}

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