"-கள்" meaning in Tamil

See -கள் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -kaḷ [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu), Malayalam -കൾ (-kaḷ), Telugu -లు (-lu). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|-ಗಳು}} Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu), {{cog|ml|-കൾ}} Malayalam -കൾ (-kaḷ), {{cog|te|-లు}} Telugu -లు (-lu) Head templates: {{head|ta|suffix}} -கள் • (-kaḷ)
  1. suffix denoting plurality, mostly found in verbs and nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--கள்-ta-suffix-EjBgyCLN Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "-ಗಳು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "-കൾ"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam -കൾ (-kaḷ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "-లు"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu -లు (-lu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu), Malayalam -കൾ (-kaḷ), Telugu -లు (-lu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-kaḷ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-கள் • (-kaḷ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "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"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "எண் (eṇ, “number”) + -கள் (-kaḷ) → எண்கள் (eṇkaḷ, “numbers”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix denoting plurality, mostly found in verbs and nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--கள்-ta-suffix-EjBgyCLN",
      "links": [
        [
          "plurality",
          "plurality#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-கள்"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "-ಗಳು"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "-കൾ"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam -കൾ (-kaḷ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "-లు"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu -లు (-lu)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kannada -ಗಳು (-gaḷu), Malayalam -കൾ (-kaḷ), Telugu -లు (-lu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-kaḷ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-கள் • (-kaḷ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil inflectional suffixes",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil suffixes"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "எண் (eṇ, “number”) + -கள் (-kaḷ) → எண்கள் (eṇkaḷ, “numbers”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "suffix denoting plurality, mostly found in verbs and nouns."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plurality",
          "plurality#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-கள்"
}

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