"வேண்டி" meaning in Tamil

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Postposition

IPA: /ʋeːɳɖi/ Forms: vēṇṭi [romanization]
Etymology: From வேண்டு (vēṇṭu). Cognate with Malayalam വേണ്ടി (vēṇṭi). Etymology templates: {{cog|ml|വേണ്ടി}} Malayalam വേണ്ടി (vēṇṭi) Head templates: {{head|ta|postposition}} வேண்டி • (vēṇṭi)
  1. for the sake of Synonyms: பொருட்டு
    Sense id: en-வேண்டி-ta-postp-vzfNqXo7

Verb

IPA: /ʋeːɳɖi/ Forms: vēṇṭi [romanization]
Etymology: From வேண்டு (vēṇṭu). Cognate with Malayalam വേണ്ടി (vēṇṭi). Etymology templates: {{cog|ml|വേണ്ടി}} Malayalam വേണ്ടി (vēṇṭi) Head templates: {{head|ta|adverbial participle}} வேண்டி • (vēṇṭi)
  1. adverbial participle of வேண்டு (vēṇṭu, “to want, desire”). Tags: adverbial, form-of, participle Form of: வேண்டு (extra: vēṇṭu, “to want, desire”)
    Sense id: en-வேண்டி-ta-verb-d8DVOq8V Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil postpositions Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Tamil postpositions: 5 95
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      "tags": [
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          "word": "பொருட்டு"
        }
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  ],
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