"-வு" meaning in Tamil

See -வு in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ʋɯ/ Forms: -vu [romanization], -ப்பு [alternative], -பு [alternative]
Etymology: Cognate with Malayalam -വ് (-vŭ), -പ്പ് (-ppŭ), -പ് (-pŭ). Etymology templates: {{cog|ml|-വ്}} Malayalam -വ് (-vŭ) Head templates: {{head|ta|suffix}} -வு • (-vu)
  1. Forms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--வு-ta-suffix-SbBQ35XV
  2. Forms abstract nouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--வு-ta-suffix-gUdPJzPa Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 40 60
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "-വ്"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam -വ് (-vŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Malayalam -വ് (-vŭ), -പ്പ് (-ppŭ), -പ് (-pŭ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-vu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ப்பு",
      "roman": "-ppu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-பு",
      "roman": "-pu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-வு • (-vu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Example",
          "text": "புனை (puṉai, “to fabricate, make up”) + -வு (-vu) → புனைவு (puṉaivu, “story, tale”)\nவர (vara, from வா (vā, “to come”)) + -வு (-vu) → வரவு (varavu, “income, salary”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs"
      ],
      "id": "en--வு-ta-suffix-SbBQ35XV",
      "links": [
        [
          "verbal nouns",
          "verbal nouns#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "உணர் (uṇar, “to feel”) + -வு (-vu) → உணர்வு (uṇarvu, “feeling”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms abstract nouns."
      ],
      "id": "en--வு-ta-suffix-gUdPJzPa",
      "links": [
        [
          "abstract nouns",
          "abstract nouns#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ʋɯ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-வு"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil suffixes",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "-വ്"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam -വ് (-vŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Malayalam -വ് (-vŭ), -പ്പ് (-ppŭ), -പ് (-pŭ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-vu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ப்பு",
      "roman": "-ppu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-பு",
      "roman": "-pu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-வு • (-vu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Example",
          "text": "புனை (puṉai, “to fabricate, make up”) + -வு (-vu) → புனைவு (puṉaivu, “story, tale”)\nவர (vara, from வா (vā, “to come”)) + -வு (-vu) → வரவு (varavu, “income, salary”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "verbal nouns",
          "verbal nouns#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "உணர் (uṇar, “to feel”) + -வு (-vu) → உணர்வு (uṇarvu, “feeling”)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Forms abstract nouns."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "abstract nouns",
          "abstract nouns#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-ʋɯ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-வு"
}

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