See மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "From மெட்ராஸ் (meṭrās, “Madras”) and பாஷை (pāṣai).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "meṭrās pāṣai",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை • (meṭrās pāṣai)",
"name": "ta-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "86 14",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "91 9",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
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{
"_dis": "94 6",
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"name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
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{
"_dis": "88 12",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "97 3",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "ta",
"name": "Dialects",
"orig": "ta:Dialects",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a pidgin language or a dialect of Tamil language influenced by Indian English, Telugu, Malayalam, Burmese and Hindustani. It is spoken in the city of Chennai, previously known as Madras."
],
"id": "en-மெட்ராஸ்_பாஷை-ta-noun-3DQRr8kw",
"links": [
[
"pidgin",
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],
[
"dialect",
"dialect"
],
[
"influenced",
"influenced"
],
[
"Indian English",
"Indian English"
],
[
"Telugu",
"Telugu"
],
[
"Malayalam",
"Malayalam"
],
[
"Burmese",
"Burmese"
],
[
"Hindustani",
"Hindustani"
],
[
"Chennai",
"Chennai"
]
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "ceṉṉai tamiḻ",
"word": "சென்னை தமிழ்"
}
],
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"dated form of சென்னை தமிழ் (ceṉṉai tamiḻ)"
],
"id": "en-மெட்ராஸ்_பாஷை-ta-noun-D~BinisZ",
"links": [
[
"சென்னை தமிழ்",
"சென்னை தமிழ்#Tamil"
]
],
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Tirunelveli Tamil dialect",
"roman": "nellai tamiḻ",
"translation": "Tirunelveli Tamil dialect",
"word": "நெல்லை தமிழ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Iyengar Tamil dialect",
"roman": "aiyaṅkār tamiḻ",
"translation": "Iyengar Tamil dialect",
"word": "ஐயங்கார் தமிழ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Brahmin Tamil dialect",
"roman": "aiyar pāṣai",
"translation": "Brahmin Tamil dialect",
"word": "ஐயர் பாஷை"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Kongu Tamil dialect",
"roman": "koṅku tamiḻ",
"translation": "Kongu Tamil dialect",
"word": "கொங்கு தமிழ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Batticaloa Tamil dialect",
"roman": "maṭṭakkaḷappu tamiḻ",
"translation": "Batticaloa Tamil dialect",
"word": "மட்டக்களப்பு தமிழ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Negombo Tamil dialect",
"roman": "nīrkoḻumpu tamiḻ",
"translation": "Negombo Tamil dialect",
"word": "நீர்கொழும்பு தமிழ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Bangalore Tamil dialect",
"roman": "peṅkaḷūr tamiḻ",
"translation": "Bangalore Tamil dialect",
"word": "பெங்களூர் தமிழ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Central Tamil dialect",
"roman": "mattiya tamiḻ",
"translation": "Central Tamil dialect",
"word": "மத்திய தமிழ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Jaffna Tamil dialect",
"roman": "yāḻppāṇa tamiḻ",
"translation": "Jaffna Tamil dialect",
"word": "யாழ்ப்பாண தமிழ்"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 100",
"english": "Madurai Tamil dialect",
"roman": "maturai tamiḻ",
"translation": "Madurai Tamil dialect",
"word": "மதுரை தமிழ்"
}
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"dated"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/mɛʈɾaːs paːʂɐɪ̯/"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Madras Bashai"
],
"word": "மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
"Tamil lemmas",
"Tamil multiword terms",
"Tamil nouns",
"Tamil terms spelled with ஷ",
"Tamil terms spelled with ஸ",
"Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
"ta:Dialects"
],
"etymology_text": "From மெட்ராஸ் (meṭrās, “Madras”) and பாஷை (pāṣai).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "meṭrās pāṣai",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை • (meṭrās pāṣai)",
"name": "ta-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"english": "Tirunelveli Tamil dialect",
"roman": "nellai tamiḻ",
"translation": "Tirunelveli Tamil dialect",
"word": "நெல்லை தமிழ்"
},
{
"english": "Iyengar Tamil dialect",
"roman": "aiyaṅkār tamiḻ",
"translation": "Iyengar Tamil dialect",
"word": "ஐயங்கார் தமிழ்"
},
{
"english": "Brahmin Tamil dialect",
"roman": "aiyar pāṣai",
"translation": "Brahmin Tamil dialect",
"word": "ஐயர் பாஷை"
},
{
"english": "Kongu Tamil dialect",
"roman": "koṅku tamiḻ",
"translation": "Kongu Tamil dialect",
"word": "கொங்கு தமிழ்"
},
{
"english": "Batticaloa Tamil dialect",
"roman": "maṭṭakkaḷappu tamiḻ",
"translation": "Batticaloa Tamil dialect",
"word": "மட்டக்களப்பு தமிழ்"
},
{
"english": "Negombo Tamil dialect",
"roman": "nīrkoḻumpu tamiḻ",
"translation": "Negombo Tamil dialect",
"word": "நீர்கொழும்பு தமிழ்"
},
{
"english": "Bangalore Tamil dialect",
"roman": "peṅkaḷūr tamiḻ",
"translation": "Bangalore Tamil dialect",
"word": "பெங்களூர் தமிழ்"
},
{
"english": "Central Tamil dialect",
"roman": "mattiya tamiḻ",
"translation": "Central Tamil dialect",
"word": "மத்திய தமிழ்"
},
{
"english": "Jaffna Tamil dialect",
"roman": "yāḻppāṇa tamiḻ",
"translation": "Jaffna Tamil dialect",
"word": "யாழ்ப்பாண தமிழ்"
},
{
"english": "Madurai Tamil dialect",
"roman": "maturai tamiḻ",
"translation": "Madurai Tamil dialect",
"word": "மதுரை தமிழ்"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"a pidgin language or a dialect of Tamil language influenced by Indian English, Telugu, Malayalam, Burmese and Hindustani. It is spoken in the city of Chennai, previously known as Madras."
],
"links": [
[
"pidgin",
"pidgin"
],
[
"dialect",
"dialect"
],
[
"influenced",
"influenced"
],
[
"Indian English",
"Indian English"
],
[
"Telugu",
"Telugu"
],
[
"Malayalam",
"Malayalam"
],
[
"Burmese",
"Burmese"
],
[
"Hindustani",
"Hindustani"
],
[
"Chennai",
"Chennai"
]
]
},
{
"alt_of": [
{
"extra": "ceṉṉai tamiḻ",
"word": "சென்னை தமிழ்"
}
],
"categories": [
"Tamil dated forms"
],
"glosses": [
"dated form of சென்னை தமிழ் (ceṉṉai tamiḻ)"
],
"links": [
[
"சென்னை தமிழ்",
"சென்னை தமிழ்#Tamil"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"dated"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/mɛʈɾaːs paːʂɐɪ̯/"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Madras Bashai"
],
"word": "மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை"
}
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