"-மை" meaning in Tamil

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      "expansion": "Proto-Dravidian *-may",
      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh+"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "-ಮೆ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada -ಮೆ (-me)",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "-മ"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam -മ (-ma)",
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *-may. Cognate with Kannada -ಮೆ (-me), Malayalam -മ (-ma).",
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    {
      "form": "-mai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "வாய் (vāy, “mouth”) + -மை (-mai) → வாய்மை (vāymai, “truthfulness”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "நேர் (nēr, “straight”) + -மை (-mai) → நேர்மை (nērmai, “honesty”)"
        },
        {
          "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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        "added to nouns, adjectives or verbs to produce abstract nouns"
      ],
      "id": "en--மை-ta-suffix-4FnJs4B9",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/-mɐɪ̯/"
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  ],
  "word": "-மை"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kn",
        "2": "-ಮೆ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kannada -ಮೆ (-me)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
        "2": "-മ"
      },
      "expansion": "Malayalam -മ (-ma)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *-may. Cognate with Kannada -ಮೆ (-me), Malayalam -മ (-ma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-mai",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ta",
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          "text": "வாய் (vāy, “mouth”) + -மை (-mai) → வாய்மை (vāymai, “truthfulness”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "நேர் (nēr, “straight”) + -மை (-mai) → நேர்மை (nērmai, “honesty”)"
        },
        {
          "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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      "ipa": "/-mɐɪ̯/"
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  ],
  "word": "-மை"
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