"மட்டும்" meaning in Tamil

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Adverb

IPA: /mɐʈːʊm/ Forms: maṭṭum [romanization], மட்டுமே [alternative], மட்டும்தான் [alternative]
Etymology: From மட்டு (maṭṭu). Head templates: {{head|ta|adverb|head=|sc=Taml|sort=|tr=}} மட்டும் • (maṭṭum), {{ta-adv}} மட்டும் • (maṭṭum)
  1. until, so far, as far as
    Sense id: en-மட்டும்-ta-adv-wL7OBEli 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: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 100 0
  2. only Synonyms: மாத்திரம்
    Sense id: en-மட்டும்-ta-adv--QWxlULt
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  "etymology_text": "From மட்டு (maṭṭu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maṭṭum",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மட்டுமே",
      "roman": "maṭṭumē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மட்டும்தான்",
      "roman": "maṭṭumtāṉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "head": "",
        "sc": "Taml",
        "sort": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "மட்டும் • (maṭṭum)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "மட்டும் • (maṭṭum)",
      "name": "ta-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              5,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              5,
              15
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Let’s go as far as that village",
          "roman": "anta ūrmaṭṭum pōvōm",
          "text": "அந்த ஊர்மட்டும் போவோம்",
          "translation": "Let’s go as far as that village",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "until, so far, as far as"
      ],
      "id": "en-மட்டும்-ta-adv-wL7OBEli",
      "links": [
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ],
        [
          "so far",
          "so far"
        ],
        [
          "as far as",
          "as far as"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
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            [
              3,
              9
            ]
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              3,
              10
            ]
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            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Only you can go",
          "roman": "nī maṭṭum pōkalām",
          "text": "நீ மட்டும் போகலாம்",
          "translation": "Only you can go",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "only"
      ],
      "id": "en-மட்டும்-ta-adv--QWxlULt",
      "links": [
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மாத்திரம்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐʈːʊm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மட்டும்"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil adverbs",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From மட்டு (maṭṭu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maṭṭum",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மட்டுமே",
      "roman": "maṭṭumē",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மட்டும்தான்",
      "roman": "maṭṭumtāṉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Taml",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "மட்டும் • (maṭṭum)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "மட்டும் • (maṭṭum)",
      "name": "ta-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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      ],
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              13
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              5,
              15
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Let’s go as far as that village",
          "roman": "anta ūrmaṭṭum pōvōm",
          "text": "அந்த ஊர்மட்டும் போவோம்",
          "translation": "Let’s go as far as that village",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "until, so far, as far as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ],
        [
          "so far",
          "so far"
        ],
        [
          "as far as",
          "as far as"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
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            [
              3,
              10
            ]
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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Only you can go",
          "roman": "nī maṭṭum pōkalām",
          "text": "நீ மட்டும் போகலாம்",
          "translation": "Only you can go",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "only"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "only",
          "only"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மாத்திரம்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐʈːʊm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மட்டும்"
}

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