"-தனம்" meaning in Tamil

See -தனம் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /t̪ɐnɐm/ Forms: -taṉam [romanization]
Etymology: Cognate with Kannada -ತನ (-tana), Telugu -తనము (-tanamu). Probably related to தன் (taṉ), தன்மை (taṉmai, “nature, character, property”). Also compare Prakrit 𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆 (tanam), Sanskrit -त्व (-tva). Etymology templates: {{cog|kn|-ತನ}} Kannada -ತನ (-tana), {{cog|te|-తనము}} Telugu -తనము (-tanamu), {{cog|pra|𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆}} Prakrit 𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆 (tanam), {{cog|sa|-त्व}} Sanskrit -त्व (-tva) Head templates: {{head|ta|suffix}} -தனம் • (-taṉam)
  1. -ness, -ity Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -மை
    Sense id: en--தனம்-ta-suffix-GYoW3VVX 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": "-ತನ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada -ತನ (-tana)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "-తనము"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu -తనము (-tanamu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra",
        "2": "𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆"
      },
      "expansion": "Prakrit 𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆 (tanam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "-त्व"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit -त्व (-tva)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kannada -ತನ (-tana), Telugu -తనము (-tanamu). Probably related to தன் (taṉ), தன்மை (taṉmai, “nature, character, property”). Also compare Prakrit 𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆 (tanam), Sanskrit -त्व (-tva).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-taṉam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-தனம் • (-taṉam)",
      "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": "forms abstract nouns (expressive of or manifesting quality) from nouns and adjectives.\nகுழந்தை (kuḻantai, “child”) + -தனம் (-taṉam) → குழந்தைத்தனம் (kuḻantaittaṉam, “childishness”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ness, -ity"
      ],
      "id": "en--தனம்-ta-suffix-GYoW3VVX",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ],
        [
          "-ity",
          "-ity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-மை"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɐnɐm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-தனம்"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "kn",
        "2": "-ತನ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada -ತನ (-tana)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "-తనము"
      },
      "expansion": "Telugu -తనము (-tanamu)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pra",
        "2": "𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆"
      },
      "expansion": "Prakrit 𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆 (tanam)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "-त्व"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit -त्व (-tva)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Kannada -ತನ (-tana), Telugu -తనము (-tanamu). Probably related to தன் (taṉ), தன்மை (taṉmai, “nature, character, property”). Also compare Prakrit 𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆 (tanam), Sanskrit -त्व (-tva).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-taṉam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-தனம் • (-taṉam)",
      "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 lemmas",
        "Tamil noun-forming suffixes",
        "Tamil suffixes",
        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "forms abstract nouns (expressive of or manifesting quality) from nouns and adjectives.\nகுழந்தை (kuḻantai, “child”) + -தனம் (-taṉam) → குழந்தைத்தனம் (kuḻantaittaṉam, “childishness”)"
        }
      ],
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        "-ness, -ity"
      ],
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        [
          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ],
        [
          "-ity",
          "-ity"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-மை"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɐnɐm/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-தனம்"
}

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