"மாதிரி" meaning in Tamil

See மாதிரி in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /maːd̪ɪɾɪ/, [maːd̪ɪɾi], [maːɾi] (note: rapid speech) Audio: Ta-மாதிரி.ogg Forms: mātiri [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|ಮಾದರಿ}} Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), {{cog|ml|മാതിരി}} Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri) Head templates: {{head|ta|adverb|head=|sc=Taml|sort=|tr=}} மாதிரி • (mātiri), {{ta-adv}} மாதிரி • (mātiri)
  1. (colloquial) weirdly, oddly, kind of off Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-மாதிரி-ta-adv-k1AkLBua Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 47 41 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 39 36 0

Noun

IPA: /maːd̪ɪɾɪ/, [maːd̪ɪɾi], [maːɾi] (note: rapid speech) Audio: Ta-மாதிரி.ogg Forms: mātiri [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|ಮಾದರಿ}} Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), {{cog|ml|മാതിരി}} Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மாதிரி • (mātiri)
  1. manner, way
    Sense id: en-மாதிரி-ta-noun-BHlFRIJu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 47 41 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 39 36 0
  2. example, model, sample
    Sense id: en-மாதிரி-ta-noun-LlWGXrXa Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil postpositions, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 47 41 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 39 36 0 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 20 30 50 0 Disambiguation of Tamil postpositions: 23 26 51 0 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 6 24 69 0

Postposition

IPA: /maːd̪ɪɾɪ/, [maːd̪ɪɾi], [maːɾi] (note: rapid speech) Audio: Ta-மாதிரி.ogg Forms: mātiri [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|ಮಾದರಿ}} Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), {{cog|ml|മാതിരി}} Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri) Head templates: {{head|ta|postposition|head=|sc=Taml|sort=|tr=}} மாதிரி • (mātiri), {{ta-post}} மாதிரி • (mātiri)
  1. like [with accusative]
    Sense id: en-மாதிரி-ta-postp-yrJkSCi8
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಮಾದರಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "മാതിരി"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mātiri",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "மாதிரி • (mātiri)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 47 41 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 39 36 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "manner, way"
      ],
      "id": "en-மாதிரி-ta-noun-BHlFRIJu",
      "links": [
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ],
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 47 41 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 39 36 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 30 50 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 26 51 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil postpositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 24 69 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "example, model, sample"
      ],
      "id": "en-மாதிரி-ta-noun-LlWGXrXa",
      "links": [
        [
          "example",
          "example"
        ],
        [
          "model",
          "model"
        ],
        [
          "sample",
          "sample"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːd̪ɪɾɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːd̪ɪɾi]"
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːɾi]",
      "note": "rapid speech"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மாதிரி"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಮಾದರಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "മാതിരി"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri)",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mātiri",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "postposition",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Taml",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "மாதிரி • (mātiri)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "மாதிரி • (mātiri)",
      "name": "ta-post"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "postp",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "like"
      ],
      "id": "en-மாதிரி-ta-postp-yrJkSCi8",
      "info_templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "acc"
          },
          "expansion": "[with accusative]",
          "extra_data": {
            "tags": [
              "accusative"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "like [with accusative]"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːd̪ɪɾɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːd̪ɪɾi]"
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːɾi]",
      "note": "rapid speech"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மாதிரி"
}

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        "2": "ಮಾದರಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "മാതിരി"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mātiri",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Taml",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "மாதிரி • (mātiri)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "மாதிரி • (mātiri)",
      "name": "ta-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 47 41 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 39 36 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They are talking in a strange manner (colloquial)",
          "roman": "avaṅka oru mātiri pēcuṟāṅka",
          "text": "அவங்க ஒரு மாதிரி பேசுறாங்க",
          "translation": "They are talking in a strange manner (colloquial)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weirdly, oddly, kind of off"
      ],
      "id": "en-மாதிரி-ta-adv-k1AkLBua",
      "links": [
        [
          "weirdly",
          "weirdly"
        ],
        [
          "oddly",
          "oddly"
        ],
        [
          "kind of",
          "kind of"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) weirdly, oddly, kind of off"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːd̪ɪɾɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːd̪ɪɾi]"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːɾi]",
      "note": "rapid speech"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மாதிரி"
}
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    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil postpositions",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "മാതിരി"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "மாதிரி • (mātiri)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "manner, way"
      ],
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        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ],
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "example, model, sample"
      ],
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        [
          "example",
          "example"
        ],
        [
          "model",
          "model"
        ],
        [
          "sample",
          "sample"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːd̪ɪɾɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːd̪ɪɾi]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-மாதிரி.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːɾi]",
      "note": "rapid speech"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மாதிரி"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil adverbs",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil postpositions",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "postposition",
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        "sc": "Taml",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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    }
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        "like"
      ],
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          },
          "expansion": "[with accusative]",
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              "accusative"
            ]
          },
          "name": "+obj"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "like [with accusative]"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːd̪ɪɾɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːd̪ɪɾi]"
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːɾi]",
      "note": "rapid speech"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மாதிரி"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil postpositions",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  ],
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        "2": "ಮಾದರಿ"
      },
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kannada ಮಾದರಿ (mādari), Malayalam മാതിരി (mātiri).",
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    {
      "form": "mātiri",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "adverb",
        "head": "",
        "sc": "Taml",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "மாதிரி • (mātiri)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "மாதிரி • (mātiri)",
      "name": "ta-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Tamil colloquialisms",
        "Tamil terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "They are talking in a strange manner (colloquial)",
          "roman": "avaṅka oru mātiri pēcuṟāṅka",
          "text": "அவங்க ஒரு மாதிரி பேசுறாங்க",
          "translation": "They are talking in a strange manner (colloquial)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "weirdly, oddly, kind of off"
      ],
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        [
          "weirdly",
          "weirdly"
        ],
        [
          "oddly",
          "oddly"
        ],
        [
          "kind of",
          "kind of"
        ],
        [
          "off",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) weirdly, oddly, kind of off"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maːd̪ɪɾɪ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːd̪ɪɾi]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Ta-மாதிரி.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːɾi]",
      "note": "rapid speech"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மாதிரி"
}

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