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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"roman": "tāymāmaṉ",
"word": "தாய்மாமன்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"roman": "māmaṉār",
"word": "மாமனார்"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "dra-pro",
"3": "*māma"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *māma",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "",
"3": "அன்"
},
"expansion": "+ -அன் (-aṉ)",
"name": "suf"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "മാമൻ"
},
"expansion": "Malayalam മാമൻ (māmaṉ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ಮಾವ"
},
"expansion": "Kannada ಮಾವ (māva)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "మామ"
},
"expansion": "Telugu మామ (māma)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "माम"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit माम (māma)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "मामा"
},
"expansion": "Hindi मामा (māmā)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dra"
},
"expansion": "Dravidian",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Dravidian *māma + -அன் (-aṉ). Cognate with Malayalam മാമൻ (māmaṉ), Kannada ಮಾವ (māva), Telugu మామ (māma). Compare Sanskrit माम (māma) (whence Hindi मामा (māmā)), borrowed from Dravidian.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "māmaṉ",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ta-decl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்",
"roman": "māmaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்கள்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனே",
"roman": "māmaṉē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களே",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனை",
"roman": "māmaṉai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களை",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனுக்கு",
"roman": "māmaṉukku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களுக்கு",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷukku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனுக்காக",
"roman": "māmaṉukkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களுக்காக",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷukkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனுடைய",
"roman": "māmaṉuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களுடைய",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனின்",
"roman": "māmaṉiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களின்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனில்",
"roman": "māmaṉil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களில்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனிடம்",
"roman": "māmaṉiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களிடம்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனோடு",
"roman": "māmaṉōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களோடு",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனுடன்",
"roman": "māmaṉuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களுடன்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனால்",
"roman": "māmaṉāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களால்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனிலிருந்து",
"roman": "māmaṉiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களிலிருந்து",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமா",
"roman": "māmā",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "மாமன் • (māmaṉ)",
"name": "ta-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"type": "root"
},
"name": "ta-decl"
}
],
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "29 18 35 17",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"maternal uncle, the brother of one's mother"
],
"id": "en-மாமன்-ta-noun-z22341Du",
"links": [
[
"maternal uncle",
"maternal uncle"
],
[
"brother",
"brother"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "தாய்மாமன்"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "29 18 35 17",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"father-in-law"
],
"id": "en-மாமன்-ta-noun-BqdGR8X~",
"links": [
[
"father-in-law",
"father-in-law"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "மாமனார்"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "29 18 35 17",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"the husband of one's paternal aunt"
],
"id": "en-மாமன்-ta-noun-CwdNtg3l",
"links": [
[
"husband",
"husband"
],
[
"paternal aunt",
"paternal aunt"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "6 7 11 77",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "5 6 9 80",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "9 5 10 76",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "10 9 16 64",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil terms suffixed with -அன்",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "29 18 35 17",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "11 28 15 45",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ta",
"name": "Male family members",
"orig": "ta:Male family members",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "0 0 0 100",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ta",
"name": "Marriage",
"orig": "ta:Marriage",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"husband (in some communities)"
],
"id": "en-மாமன்-ta-noun-oPk3F5DZ",
"links": [
[
"husband",
"husband"
],
[
"communities",
"communities#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial) husband (in some communities)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "கணவன்"
},
{
"word": "புருஷன்"
}
],
"tags": [
"colloquial"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/maːmɐn/"
},
{
"audio": "Ta-மாமன்.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/96/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
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}
],
"word": "மாமன்"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
"Tamil lemmas",
"Tamil nouns",
"Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
"Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian",
"Tamil terms suffixed with -அன்",
"Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"ta:Male family members",
"ta:Marriage"
],
"derived": [
{
"roman": "tāymāmaṉ",
"word": "தாய்மாமன்"
},
{
"roman": "māmaṉār",
"word": "மாமனார்"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "dra-pro",
"3": "*māma"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *māma",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "",
"3": "அன்"
},
"expansion": "+ -அன் (-aṉ)",
"name": "suf"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "മാമൻ"
},
"expansion": "Malayalam മാമൻ (māmaṉ)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ಮಾವ"
},
"expansion": "Kannada ಮಾವ (māva)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "మామ"
},
"expansion": "Telugu మామ (māma)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "माम"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit माम (māma)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "मामा"
},
"expansion": "Hindi मामा (māmā)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dra"
},
"expansion": "Dravidian",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Dravidian *māma + -அன் (-aṉ). Cognate with Malayalam മാമൻ (māmaṉ), Kannada ಮಾವ (māva), Telugu మామ (māma). Compare Sanskrit माम (māma) (whence Hindi मामा (māmā)), borrowed from Dravidian.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "māmaṉ",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ta-decl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்",
"roman": "māmaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்கள்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனே",
"roman": "māmaṉē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களே",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷē",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனை",
"roman": "māmaṉai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களை",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனுக்கு",
"roman": "māmaṉukku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களுக்கு",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷukku",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனுக்காக",
"roman": "māmaṉukkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களுக்காக",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷukkāka",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"benefactive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனுடைய",
"roman": "māmaṉuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களுடைய",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷuṭaiya",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனின்",
"roman": "māmaṉiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களின்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷiṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனில்",
"roman": "māmaṉil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களில்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷil",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனிடம்",
"roman": "māmaṉiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களிடம்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷiṭam",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனோடு",
"roman": "māmaṉōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களோடு",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷōṭu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனுடன்",
"roman": "māmaṉuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களுடன்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷuṭaṉ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனால்",
"roman": "māmaṉāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களால்",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷāl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமனிலிருந்து",
"roman": "māmaṉiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமன்களிலிருந்து",
"roman": "māmaṉkaḷiliruntu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "மாமா",
"roman": "māmā",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "மாமன் • (māmaṉ)",
"name": "ta-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"type": "root"
},
"name": "ta-decl"
}
],
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"maternal uncle, the brother of one's mother"
],
"links": [
[
"maternal uncle",
"maternal uncle"
],
[
"brother",
"brother"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "தாய்மாமன்"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"father-in-law"
],
"links": [
[
"father-in-law",
"father-in-law"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "மாமனார்"
}
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"the husband of one's paternal aunt"
],
"links": [
[
"husband",
"husband"
],
[
"paternal aunt",
"paternal aunt"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Tamil colloquialisms"
],
"glosses": [
"husband (in some communities)"
],
"links": [
[
"husband",
"husband"
],
[
"communities",
"communities#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial) husband (in some communities)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "கணவன்"
},
{
"word": "புருஷன்"
}
],
"tags": [
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}
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"ipa": "/maːmɐn/"
},
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}
],
"word": "மாமன்"
}
Download raw JSONL data for மாமன் meaning in Tamil (6.6kB)
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