"-மை" meaning in Tamil

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Suffix

IPA: /-mɐɪ̯/ Forms: -mai [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *-may. Cognate with Kannada -ಮೆ (-me), Malayalam -മ (-ma). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*-may|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *-may, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*-may}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *-may, {{cog|kn|-ಮೆ}} Kannada -ಮೆ (-me), {{cog|ml|-മ}} Malayalam -മ (-ma) Head templates: {{head|ta|suffix}} -மை • (-mai)
  1. added to nouns, adjectives or verbs to produce abstract nouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--மை-ta-suffix-4FnJs4B9 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header
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        },
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          "text": "திற (tiṟa, “to open, let loose”) + -மை (-mai) → திறமை (tiṟamai, “talent, skill”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "நிலை (nilai, “state, level, condition”) + -மை (-mai) → நிலைமை (nilaimai, “situation”)"
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        },
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        },
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