"முக்கால்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /mukːaːl/ Audio: Ta-முக்கால்.ogg Forms: mukkāl [romanization], முக்கா [alternative, colloquial]
Etymology: From மு- (mu-, “three”, compare மூன்று (mūṉṟu)) + கால் (kāl, “quarter, leg”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ta|மு|கால்|pos1=compare <i class="Taml mention" lang="ta">மூன்று</i> (mūṉṟu)|t1=three|t2=quarter, leg}} மு- (mu-, “three”, compare மூன்று (mūṉṟu)) + கால் (kāl, “quarter, leg”) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} முக்கால் • (mukkāl)
  1. three-quarters
    Sense id: en-முக்கால்-ta-noun-gkecFXF~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil fractional numbers, Tamil terms prefixed with மு-, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Tamil fractional numbers: 94 6 Disambiguation of Tamil terms prefixed with மு-: 87 13 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 86 14
  2. (literal) three leg
    Sense id: en-முக்கால்-ta-noun-gxI5v2wx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: முக்காலி (mukkāli)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mukkāli",
      "word": "முக்காலி"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "மு",
        "3": "கால்",
        "pos1": "compare <i class=\"Taml mention\" lang=\"ta\">மூன்று</i> (mūṉṟu)",
        "t1": "three",
        "t2": "quarter, leg"
      },
      "expansion": "மு- (mu-, “three”, compare மூன்று (mūṉṟu)) + கால் (kāl, “quarter, leg”)",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From மு- (mu-, “three”, compare மூன்று (mūṉṟu)) + கால் (kāl, “quarter, leg”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mukkāl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "முக்கா",
      "roman": "mukkā",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "முக்கால் • (mukkāl)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil fractional numbers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms prefixed with மு-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We only have three-quarters level of water.",
          "roman": "nammiṭam taṇṇīr mukkālvāci maṭṭumē uḷḷatu.",
          "text": "நம்மிடம் தண்ணீர் முக்கால்வாசி மட்டுமே உள்ளது.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "three-quarters"
      ],
      "id": "en-முக்கால்-ta-noun-gkecFXF~",
      "links": [
        [
          "three-quarters",
          "three-quarters"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "three leg"
      ],
      "id": "en-முக்கால்-ta-noun-gxI5v2wx",
      "links": [
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ],
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "literal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literal) three leg"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mukːaːl/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "முக்கால்"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil fractional numbers",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms prefixed with மு-",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
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      "roman": "mukkāli",
      "word": "முக்காலி"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "மு",
        "3": "கால்",
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        "t2": "quarter, leg"
      },
      "expansion": "மு- (mu-, “three”, compare மூன்று (mūṉṟu)) + கால் (kāl, “quarter, leg”)",
      "name": "prefix"
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  ],
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      "form": "mukkāl",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "முக்கா",
      "roman": "mukkā",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "முக்கால் • (mukkāl)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We only have three-quarters level of water.",
          "roman": "nammiṭam taṇṇīr mukkālvāci maṭṭumē uḷḷatu.",
          "text": "நம்மிடம் தண்ணீர் முக்கால்வாசி மட்டுமே உள்ளது.",
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        }
      ],
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        "three-quarters"
      ],
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        [
          "three-quarters",
          "three-quarters"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "three leg"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "three",
          "three"
        ],
        [
          "leg",
          "leg"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "literal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literal) three leg"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mukːaːl/"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "முக்கால்"
}

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