"வெள்ளம்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /ʋɛɭːɐm/ Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-வெள்ளம்.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-am, equivalent to வெள் (veḷ) + -அம் (-am). Cognate with Kannada ಬೆಳ್ಳ (beḷḷa), Malayalam വെള്ളം (veḷḷaṁ), Telugu వెల్లి (velli) and Tulu ಬೊಳ್ಳ (boḷḷa). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*weḷ|*weḷ-am||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-am, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*weḷ|*weḷ-am}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-am, {{af|ta|வெள்|-அம்}} வெள் (veḷ) + -அம் (-am), {{cog|kn|ಬೆಳ್ಳ}} Kannada ಬೆಳ್ಳ (beḷḷa), {{cog|ml|വെള്ളം}} Malayalam വെള്ളം (veḷḷaṁ), {{cog|te|వెల్లి}} Telugu వెల్లి (velli), {{cog|tcy|ಬೊಳ್ಳ}} Tulu ಬೊಳ್ಳ (boḷḷa) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} வெள்ளம் • (veḷḷam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: veḷḷam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], வெள்ளம் [nominative, singular], வெள்ளங்கள் [nominative, plural], வெள்ளமே [singular, vocative], வெள்ளங்களே [plural, vocative], வெள்ளத்தை [accusative, singular], வெள்ளங்களை [accusative, plural], வெள்ளத்துக்கு [dative, singular], வெள்ளங்களுக்கு [dative, plural], வெள்ளத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], வெள்ளங்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], வெள்ளத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளங்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], வெள்ளத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளங்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], வெள்ளத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளங்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], வெள்ளத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளங்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], வெள்ளத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளங்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], வெள்ளத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளங்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], வெள்ளத்தால் [instrumental, singular], வெள்ளங்களால் [instrumental, plural], வெள்ளத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], வெள்ளங்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. flood, deluge Synonyms: நீர்ப்பெருக்கு, வெள்ளப்பெருக்கு, பிரளயம்
    Sense id: en-வெள்ளம்-ta-noun-ZrgfwE4G
  2. (figuratively) in a large number; abundance Tags: figuratively Synonyms: மிகுதி
    Sense id: en-வெள்ளம்-ta-noun-27Oo438n
  3. (uncommon) water, moisture Tags: uncommon Synonyms: தண்ணீர், ஈரப்பதம்
    Sense id: en-வெள்ளம்-ta-noun-g5jbNLRx Categories (other): Water Disambiguation of Water: 0 0 76 0 24
  4. truth Synonyms: உண்மை, வாய்மை, சத்தியம்
    Sense id: en-வெள்ளம்-ta-noun-xcS62J7k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Climatology Disambiguation of Climatology: 0 0 0 0 0

Numeral

IPA: /ʋɛɭːɐm/ Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-வெள்ளம்.wav Forms: veḷḷam [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-am, equivalent to வெள் (veḷ) + -அம் (-am). Cognate with Kannada ಬೆಳ್ಳ (beḷḷa), Malayalam വെള്ളം (veḷḷaṁ), Telugu వెల్లి (velli) and Tulu ಬೊಳ್ಳ (boḷḷa). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*weḷ|*weḷ-am||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-am, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*weḷ|*weḷ-am}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *weḷ-am, {{af|ta|வெள்|-அம்}} வெள் (veḷ) + -அம் (-am), {{cog|kn|ಬೆಳ್ಳ}} Kannada ಬೆಳ್ಳ (beḷḷa), {{cog|ml|വെള്ളം}} Malayalam വെള്ളം (veḷḷaṁ), {{cog|te|వెల్లి}} Telugu వెల్లి (velli), {{cog|tcy|ಬೊಳ್ಳ}} Tulu ಬೊಳ್ಳ (boḷḷa) Head templates: {{ta-num}} வெள்ளம் • (veḷḷam)
  1. one hundred quintillion (10²⁰)
    Sense id: en-வெள்ளம்-ta-num-Ry7njnxf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms suffixed with -அம், Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Liquids Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 2 2 2 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 2 2 88 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 4 2 83 Disambiguation of Tamil terms suffixed with -அம்: 19 6 6 6 64 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 29 9 14 9 39 Disambiguation of Liquids: 3 4 21 4 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Climatology Disambiguation of Climatology: 0 0 0 0 0
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    {
      "form": "வெள்ளத்தில்",
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      "roman": "veḷḷattiṭam",
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    {
      "form": "வெள்ளத்தோடு",
      "roman": "veḷḷattōṭu",
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      "form": "வெள்ளங்களிலிருந்து",
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Download raw JSONL data for வெள்ளம் meaning in Tamil (10.3kB)

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