"வெள்ளை" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /ʋeɭːai/
Etymology: From வெள் (veḷ). Cognate with Kannada ಬಿಳಿ (biḷi), Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), Telugu వెలి (veli). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|ಬಿಳಿ}} Kannada ಬಿಳಿ (biḷi), {{cog|ml|വെള്ള}} Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), {{cog|te|వెలి}} Telugu వెలి (veli) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} வெள்ளை • (veḷḷai) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: veḷḷai [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], வெள்ளை [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], வெள்ளையே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], வெள்ளையை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], வெள்ளைக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], வெள்ளைக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], வெள்ளையுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], வெள்ளையின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளையில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளையிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளையோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளையுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], வெள்ளையால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], வெள்ளையிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. white (colour) Synonyms: சுவேதம்
    Sense id: en-வெள்ளை-ta-noun-RbZrqyR6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Colors, Whites Related terms: சாம்பல் (cāmpal), கருப்பு (karuppu), சிவப்பு (civappu), சிகப்பு (cikappu), கருஞ்சிவப்பு (karuñcivappu), செம்மஞ்சள் (cemmañcaḷ), பழுப்பு (paḻuppu), மஞ்சை (mañcai), மஞ்சள் (mañcaḷ), வெண்மஞ்சை (veṇmañcai), இளமஞ்சை (iḷamañcai), இளம்பச்சை (iḷampaccai), பச்சை (paccai), பால்பச்சை (pālpaccai), வெளிர்நீலம் (veḷirnīlam), கருநீலபச்சை (karunīlapaccai), வான்நீலம் (vāṉnīlam), இளநீலம் (iḷanīlam), நீலம் (nīlam), ஊதா (ūtā), கருநீலம் (karunīlam), மெஜந்தா (mejantā), செவ்வூதா (cevvūtā), இளஞ்சிவப்பு (iḷañcivappu)
{
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      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಬಿಳಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಬಿಳಿ (biḷi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "വെള്ള"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "వెలి"
      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From வெள் (veḷ). Cognate with Kannada ಬಿಳಿ (biḷi), Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), Telugu వెలి (veli).",
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "வெள்ளை",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "வெள்ளையே",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "வெள்ளையை",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளைக்கு",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளைக்காக",
      "roman": "veḷḷaikkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையுடைய",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையின்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையில்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையிடம்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையோடு",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையுடன்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையால்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "வெள்ளை • (veḷḷai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "ta:Colors",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ta",
          "name": "Whites",
          "orig": "ta:Whites",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white (colour)"
      ],
      "id": "en-வெள்ளை-ta-noun-RbZrqyR6",
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "cāmpal",
          "word": "சாம்பல்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "karuppu",
          "word": "கருப்பு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "civappu",
          "word": "சிவப்பு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "cikappu",
          "word": "சிகப்பு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "karuñcivappu",
          "word": "கருஞ்சிவப்பு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "cemmañcaḷ",
          "word": "செம்மஞ்சள்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "paḻuppu",
          "word": "பழுப்பு"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mañcai",
          "word": "மஞ்சை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mañcaḷ",
          "word": "மஞ்சள்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "veṇmañcai",
          "word": "வெண்மஞ்சை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "iḷamañcai",
          "word": "இளமஞ்சை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "iḷampaccai",
          "word": "இளம்பச்சை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "paccai",
          "word": "பச்சை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "pālpaccai",
          "word": "பால்பச்சை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "veḷirnīlam",
          "word": "வெளிர்நீலம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "karunīlapaccai",
          "word": "கருநீலபச்சை"
        },
        {
          "roman": "vāṉnīlam",
          "word": "வான்நீலம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "iḷanīlam",
          "word": "இளநீலம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "nīlam",
          "word": "நீலம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ūtā",
          "word": "ஊதா"
        },
        {
          "roman": "karunīlam",
          "word": "கருநீலம்"
        },
        {
          "roman": "mejantā",
          "word": "மெஜந்தா"
        },
        {
          "roman": "cevvūtā",
          "word": "செவ்வூதா"
        },
        {
          "roman": "iḷañcivappu",
          "word": "இளஞ்சிவப்பு"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "சுவேதம்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋeɭːai/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "வெள்ளை"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "kn",
        "2": "ಬಿಳಿ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada ಬಿಳಿ (biḷi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From வெள் (veḷ). Cognate with Kannada ಬಿಳಿ (biḷi), Malayalam വെള്ള (veḷḷa), Telugu వెలి (veli).",
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    {
      "form": "veḷḷai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளை",
      "roman": "veḷḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையே",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையை",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளைக்கு",
      "roman": "veḷḷaikku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளைக்காக",
      "roman": "veḷḷaikkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையுடைய",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையின்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையில்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையிடம்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையோடு",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையுடன்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையால்",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "வெள்ளையிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "veḷḷaiyiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "வெள்ளை • (veḷḷai)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "cāmpal",
      "word": "சாம்பல்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karuppu",
      "word": "கருப்பு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "civappu",
      "word": "சிவப்பு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cikappu",
      "word": "சிகப்பு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karuñcivappu",
      "word": "கருஞ்சிவப்பு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cemmañcaḷ",
      "word": "செம்மஞ்சள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "paḻuppu",
      "word": "பழுப்பு"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mañcai",
      "word": "மஞ்சை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mañcaḷ",
      "word": "மஞ்சள்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "veṇmañcai",
      "word": "வெண்மஞ்சை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iḷamañcai",
      "word": "இளமஞ்சை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iḷampaccai",
      "word": "இளம்பச்சை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "paccai",
      "word": "பச்சை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pālpaccai",
      "word": "பால்பச்சை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "veḷirnīlam",
      "word": "வெளிர்நீலம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karunīlapaccai",
      "word": "கருநீலபச்சை"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vāṉnīlam",
      "word": "வான்நீலம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iḷanīlam",
      "word": "இளநீலம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nīlam",
      "word": "நீலம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ūtā",
      "word": "ஊதா"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karunīlam",
      "word": "கருநீலம்"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mejantā",
      "word": "மெஜந்தா"
    },
    {
      "roman": "cevvūtā",
      "word": "செவ்வூதா"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iḷañcivappu",
      "word": "இளஞ்சிவப்பு"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tamil ai-stem nouns",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil nouns",
        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
        "ta:Colors",
        "ta:Whites"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white (colour)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "சுவேதம்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋeɭːai/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "வெள்ளை"
}

Download raw JSONL data for வெள்ளை meaning in Tamil (5.1kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 1'",
  "path": [
    "வெள்ளை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "வெள்ளை",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'genitive 2'",
  "path": [
    "வெள்ளை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "வெள்ளை",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 1'",
  "path": [
    "வெள்ளை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "வெள்ளை",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'locative 2'",
  "path": [
    "வெள்ளை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "வெள்ளை",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 1'",
  "path": [
    "வெள்ளை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "வெள்ளை",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'sociative 2'",
  "path": [
    "வெள்ளை"
  ],
  "section": "Tamil",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "வெள்ளை",
  "trace": ""
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Tamil dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-20 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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