"மலம்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /malam/ Audio: Ta-மலம்.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit मल (mala). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ta|sa|मल}} Borrowed from Sanskrit मल (mala) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மலம் • (malam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: malam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], மலம் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], மலமே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], மலத்தை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], மலத்துக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], மலத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], மலத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மலத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மலத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மலத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மலத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மலத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மலத்தால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], மலத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. excrement, feces Synonyms: பீ, ஆய், கழிவு
    Sense id: en-மலம்-ta-noun-XuK7vpkY
  2. dirt, filth Synonyms: அழுக்கு
    Sense id: en-மலம்-ta-noun-EmEs0ibT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 31 35 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 31 37 29
  3. sin Synonyms: பாவம்
    Sense id: en-மலம்-ta-noun-zMxox5KO 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: 8 31 35 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 31 37 29 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 2 29 45 24 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 7 27 43 24
  4. dregs, sediment Synonyms: மண்டி
    Sense id: en-மலம்-ta-noun-6s4gw0gY Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 31 35 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 31 37 29
     
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Download raw JSONL data for மலம் meaning in Tamil (4.0kB)

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