"செல்லம்" meaning in Tamil

See செல்லம் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕellam/, [sellam]
Etymology: From செல்வம் (celvam). Head templates: {{ta-noun}} செல்லம் • (cellam) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl}} Forms: cellam [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], செல்லம் [nominative, singular], செல்லங்கள் [nominative, plural], செல்லமே [singular, vocative], செல்லங்களே [plural, vocative], செல்லத்தை [accusative, singular], செல்லங்களை [accusative, plural], செல்லத்துக்கு [dative, singular], செல்லங்களுக்கு [dative, plural], செல்லத்துக்காக [benefactive, singular], செல்லங்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], செல்லத்துடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], செல்லங்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], செல்லத்தின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], செல்லங்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], செல்லத்தில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], செல்லங்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], செல்லத்திடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], செல்லங்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], செல்லத்தோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], செல்லங்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], செல்லத்துடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], செல்லங்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], செல்லத்தால் [instrumental, singular], செல்லங்களால் [instrumental, plural], செல்லத்திலிருந்து [ablative, singular], செல்லங்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. opulence, prosperity, fortune Synonyms: செல்வம்
    Sense id: en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-5zekqt2v
  2. (Kongu) private treasury (as of a king)
    Sense id: en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-lCkZaCV5 Categories (other): Kongu Tamil
  3. (Kongu) amusement, pastime Synonyms: வினோதம்
    Sense id: en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-I5n1n2t1 Categories (other): Kongu Tamil
  4. (colloquial) indulgence Tags: colloquial Synonyms: இளக்காரம்
    Sense id: en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-Fe5xuz3t Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 7 25 32 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 5 15 56 9 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 11 47 28
  5. a term of endearment for a treasured person (or animal)
    Sense id: en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-j9~1FaEP Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 17 4 13 18 48
{
  "etymology_text": "From செல்வம் (celvam).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cellam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லம்",
      "roman": "cellam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்கள்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லமே",
      "roman": "cellamē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களே",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தை",
      "roman": "cellattai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களை",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்துக்கு",
      "roman": "cellattukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்துக்காக",
      "roman": "cellattukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்துடைய",
      "roman": "cellattuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களுடைய",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தின்",
      "roman": "cellattiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களின்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தில்",
      "roman": "cellattil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களில்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்திடம்",
      "roman": "cellattiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களிடம்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தோடு",
      "roman": "cellattōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களோடு",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்துடன்",
      "roman": "cellattuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களுடன்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தால்",
      "roman": "cellattāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களால்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "cellattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "செல்லம் • (cellam)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "opulence, prosperity, fortune"
      ],
      "id": "en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-5zekqt2v",
      "links": [
        [
          "opulence",
          "opulence"
        ],
        [
          "prosperity",
          "prosperity"
        ],
        [
          "fortune",
          "fortune"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "செல்வம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kongu Tamil",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "private treasury (as of a king)"
      ],
      "id": "en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-lCkZaCV5",
      "links": [
        [
          "private",
          "private"
        ],
        [
          "treasury",
          "treasury"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Kongu) private treasury (as of a king)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kongu Tamil",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "amusement, pastime"
      ],
      "id": "en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-I5n1n2t1",
      "links": [
        [
          "amusement",
          "amusement"
        ],
        [
          "pastime",
          "pastime"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Kongu) amusement, pastime"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "வினோதம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "22 7 25 32 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 5 15 56 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 5 11 47 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indulgence"
      ],
      "id": "en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-Fe5xuz3t",
      "links": [
        [
          "indulgence",
          "indulgence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) indulgence"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "இளக்காரம்"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 4 13 18 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a term of endearment for a treasured person (or animal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-செல்லம்-ta-noun-j9~1FaEP",
      "links": [
        [
          "term of endearment",
          "term of endearment"
        ],
        [
          "treasured",
          "treasured"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕellam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sellam]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "செல்லம்"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tamil lemmas",
    "Tamil m-stem nouns",
    "Tamil nouns",
    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From செல்வம் (celvam).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cellam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ta-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லம்",
      "roman": "cellam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்கள்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லமே",
      "roman": "cellamē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களே",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தை",
      "roman": "cellattai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களை",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்துக்கு",
      "roman": "cellattukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்துக்காக",
      "roman": "cellattukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்துடைய",
      "roman": "cellattuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களுடைய",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தின்",
      "roman": "cellattiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களின்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தில்",
      "roman": "cellattil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களில்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்திடம்",
      "roman": "cellattiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களிடம்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தோடு",
      "roman": "cellattōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களோடு",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்துடன்",
      "roman": "cellattuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களுடன்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்தால்",
      "roman": "cellattāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களால்",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லத்திலிருந்து",
      "roman": "cellattiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "செல்லங்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "cellaṅkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "செல்லம் • (cellam)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "opulence, prosperity, fortune"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "opulence",
          "opulence"
        ],
        [
          "prosperity",
          "prosperity"
        ],
        [
          "fortune",
          "fortune"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "செல்வம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kongu Tamil"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "private treasury (as of a king)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "private",
          "private"
        ],
        [
          "treasury",
          "treasury"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Kongu) private treasury (as of a king)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kongu Tamil"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "amusement, pastime"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "amusement",
          "amusement"
        ],
        [
          "pastime",
          "pastime"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Kongu) amusement, pastime"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "வினோதம்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indulgence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indulgence",
          "indulgence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) indulgence"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "இளக்காரம்"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a term of endearment for a treasured person (or animal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "term of endearment",
          "term of endearment"
        ],
        [
          "treasured",
          "treasured"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕellam/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sellam]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "செல்லம்"
}

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