"மா" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /maː/ Forms: mā [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸 (mā). Etymology templates: {{inh|ta|oty|𑀫𑀸}} Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸 (mā) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மா • (mā)
  1. animal, beast
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-JU3E8akC
  2. horse
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-~WKGK23C
  3. elephant
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-zQjExDFt
  4. stallion, boar, male elephant
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-Wh2QsXwO
  5. (astrology) Leo
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-W8Qm6Nge Categories (other): Astrology, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 0 23 0 2 1 0 0 26 2 2 16 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 3 0 0 0 24 0 3 2 0 0 21 2 2 16 2 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 9 1 1 1 14 1 5 4 1 1 7 5 4 4 5 1 4 1 5 4 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
  6. bee
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-YsuBtZBK
  7. swan
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-aFba67AR
  8. calling, call
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-4Y2FxsdE
  9. cloth
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-1uKP-zsZ
  10. nail
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-CsQaDsdb
  11. bearing with patience
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-XA9~3LQs Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 1 1 1 12 1 2 2 1 1 29 2 2 19 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 0 23 0 2 1 0 0 26 2 2 16 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 3 0 0 0 24 0 3 2 0 0 21 2 2 16 2 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /maː/ Forms: mā [romanization]
Etymology: Compare Kannada ಮಾವು (māvu), Malayalam മാ (mā), Telugu మామిడి (māmiḍi). Etymology templates: {{wp|lang=ta}}, {{cog|kn|ಮಾವು}} Kannada ಮಾವು (māvu), {{cog|ml|മാ}} Malayalam മാ (mā), {{cog|te|మామిడి}} Telugu మామిడి (māmiḍi) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மா • (mā)
  1. mango Derived forms: மாமரம் (māmaram)
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-aBXzwwA4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /maː/ Forms: mā [romanization]
Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மா • (mā)
  1. (Hinduism) Lakshmi Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-r3A~~1-d Categories (other): Hinduism
  2. (Hinduism) Saraswati Tags: Hinduism
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-gWPhA~zB Categories (other): Hinduism, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 0 23 0 2 1 0 0 26 2 2 16 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 3 0 0 0 24 0 3 2 0 0 21 2 2 16 2 0 2 0 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
  3. treasure
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-dK4yP5ua
  4. a measure of weight
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-iVcpkHlr
  5. the fraction one twentieth
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-MCePlxxt
  6. field
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-wNKFa3TQ
  7. tract of land
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-NNfbah6K
  8. dislike, disgust
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-ip18mZXD
  9. mirage
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-sgRZq4hu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /maː/ Forms: mā [romanization]
Etymology: Probably related to மாய் (māy). Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மா • (mā)
  1. flour, meal, dough, powder
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-~zG25BF1
  2. dust
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-q7MnARF9
  3. afterbirth, secudines
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-PgTzwEkT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /maː/ Forms: mā [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸 (mā). Etymology templates: {{inh|ta|oty|𑀫𑀸}} Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸 (mā) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மா • (mā)
  1. beauty
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-tWEN4fb~
  2. blackness
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-GAE3F90-
  3. color
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-dChNncvM
  4. paleness cause by lovesickness
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-HIglJf8H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /maː/ Forms: mā [romanization]
Etymology: Shortening of அம்மா (ammā). Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மா • (mā)
  1. (colloquial) mother Tags: colloquial Related terms: மாங்காய் (māṅkāy), மாம்பழம் (māmpaḻam), மாகந்தம் (mākantam), மாங்கன்று (māṅkaṉṟu), மாமரம் (māmaram)
    Sense id: en-மா-ta-noun-zwYi7ypm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6 Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-JU3E8akC",
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      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-~WKGK23C",
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      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-zQjExDFt",
      "links": [
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          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ]
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "stallion, boar, male elephant"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-Wh2QsXwO",
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          "stallion",
          "stallion"
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          "boar",
          "boar"
        ]
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          "_dis": "9 1 1 1 14 1 5 4 1 1 7 5 4 4 5 1 4 1 5 4 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 6 1",
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      "glosses": [
        "Leo"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-W8Qm6Nge",
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          "astrology"
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          "Leo",
          "Leo"
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        "(astrology) Leo"
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        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
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        "bee"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-YsuBtZBK",
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          "bee"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "swan"
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      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-aFba67AR",
      "links": [
        [
          "swan",
          "swan"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "calling, call"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-4Y2FxsdE",
      "links": [
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          "calling",
          "calling"
        ],
        [
          "call",
          "call"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cloth"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-1uKP-zsZ",
      "links": [
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          "cloth",
          "cloth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "nail"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-CsQaDsdb",
      "links": [
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          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bearing with patience"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-XA9~3LQs",
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          "bearing",
          "bearing"
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          "patience",
          "patience"
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    {
      "ipa": "/maː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மா"
}

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      "expansion": "",
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          "word": "மாமரம்"
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      ],
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        "Saraswati"
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      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-gWPhA~zB",
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          "Saraswati"
        ]
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "treasure"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-dK4yP5ua",
      "links": [
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          "treasure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-iVcpkHlr",
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          "weight"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "the fraction one twentieth"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-MCePlxxt",
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          "twentieth",
          "twentieth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "field"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-wNKFa3TQ",
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          "field",
          "field"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-NNfbah6K",
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          "tract"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dislike, disgust"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-ip18mZXD",
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          "dislike",
          "dislike"
        ],
        [
          "disgust",
          "disgust"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mirage"
      ],
      "id": "en-மா-ta-noun-sgRZq4hu",
      "links": [
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          "mirage",
          "mirage"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "மா"
}

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          "dust",
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      ]
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      ],
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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