"மது" meaning in Tamil

See மது in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɐd̪ʊ/, [mɐd̪ɯ] Audio: Ta-மது.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼 (matu), from Sanskrit मधु (madhu, “honey”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|oty|𑀫𑀢𑀼|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼 (matu), {{inh+|ta|oty|𑀫𑀢𑀼}} Inherited from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼 (matu), {{der|ta|sa|मधु||honey}} Sanskrit मधु (madhu, “honey”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மது • (matu), {{tlb|ta|uncountable}} (uncountable) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|மது|-|மதுவே|மதுவு}} Forms: matu [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], மது [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], மதுவே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], மதுவை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], மதுவுக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], மதுவுக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], மதுவுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மதுவின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மதுவில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மதுவிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மதுவோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மதுவுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மதுவால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], மதுவிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. alcohol Tags: uncountable Synonyms: குடி, சாராயம், சரக்கு
    Sense id: en-மது-ta-noun-x8frEIfE Categories (other): Alcoholic beverages, Alcoholism Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 50 50 Disambiguation of Alcoholism: 79 21
  2. (archaic, literary) honey, nectar Tags: archaic, literary, uncountable Synonyms: தேன்
    Sense id: en-மது-ta-noun-IMiq-e2b Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Alcoholic beverages, Beverages, Honey, Recreational drugs Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 50 50 Disambiguation of Beverages: 42 58 Disambiguation of Honey: 0 100 Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 7 93
     
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      "ipa": "[mɐd̪ɯ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-மது.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மது"
}

Download raw JSONL data for மது meaning in Tamil (5.3kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 1'",
  "path": [
    "மது"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "மது",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 2'",
  "path": [
    "மது"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "மது",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 1'",
  "path": [
    "மது"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "மது",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 2'",
  "path": [
    "மது"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "மது",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
  "path": [
    "மது"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "மது",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 2'",
  "path": [
    "மது"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "மது",
  "trace": ""
}

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