"தாத்தா" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /t̪aːt̪ːaː/ Audio: Ta-தாத்தா.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *tātta, cognate with Telugu తాత (tāta), Malayalam താതൻ (tātaṉ), Kannada ತಾತ (tāta), and Tulu ತಾತೆ (tāte). Etymology templates: {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*tātta}} Proto-Dravidian *tātta, {{cog|te|తాత}} Telugu తాత (tāta), {{cog|ml|താതൻ}} Malayalam താതൻ (tātaṉ), {{cog|kn|ತಾತ}} Kannada ತಾತ (tāta), {{cog|tcy|ತಾತೆ}} Tulu ತಾತೆ (tāte) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} தாத்தா • (tāttā) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|தாத்தா|தாத்தாக்கள்|தாத்தாவே|தாத்தாவு}} Forms: tāttā [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தாத்தா [nominative, singular], தாத்தாக்கள் [nominative, plural], தாத்தாவே [singular, vocative], தாத்தாக்களே [plural, vocative], தாத்தாவை [accusative, singular], தாத்தாக்களை [accusative, plural], தாத்தாவுக்கு [dative, singular], தாத்தாக்களுக்கு [dative, plural], தாத்தாவுக்காக [benefactive, singular], தாத்தாக்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], தாத்தாவுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாத்தாக்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாத்தாவின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாத்தாக்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாத்தாவில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாத்தாக்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாத்தாவிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாத்தாக்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாத்தாவோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாத்தாக்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாத்தாவுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], தாத்தாக்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], தாத்தாவால் [instrumental, singular], தாத்தாக்களால் [instrumental, plural], தாத்தாவிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], தாத்தாக்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural], தாத்தன் [alternative]
  1. (colloquial) the father of one's parent; grandfather Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-தாத்தா-ta-noun-yXCNSdNk Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Male family members Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Male family members: 46 54
  2. an elderly man
    Sense id: en-தாத்தா-ta-noun-PJF-uaTd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Male family members Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Male family members: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0
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    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "ta",
      "name": "Family",
      "orig": "ta:Family",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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      "args": {
        "1": "te",
        "2": "తాత"
      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ml",
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      },
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்கள்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவே",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "தாத்தாக்களே",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவை",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "தாத்தாக்களை",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "தாத்தாவுக்கு",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவுக்காக",
      "roman": "tāttāvukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவுடைய",
      "roman": "tāttāvuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களுடைய",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவின்",
      "roman": "tāttāviṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களின்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவில்",
      "roman": "tāttāvil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களில்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவிடம்",
      "roman": "tāttāviṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களிடம்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவோடு",
      "roman": "tāttāvōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களோடு",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவுடன்",
      "roman": "tāttāvuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களுடன்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவால்",
      "roman": "tāttāvāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களால்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tāttāviliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தன்",
      "roman": "tāttaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தாத்தா • (tāttā)",
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    }
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    {
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        "2": "தாத்தாக்கள்",
        "3": "தாத்தாவே",
        "4": "தாத்தாவு"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "the father of one's parent; grandfather"
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          "father",
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          "grandfather",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) the father of one's parent; grandfather"
      ],
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        "colloquial"
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    },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "_dis": "44 56",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "31 69",
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        "an elderly man"
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          "elderly"
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          "man",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪aːt̪ːaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தாத்தா"
}

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    "Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian",
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    "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Tamil terms with redundant script codes",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "தாத்தாக்கள்",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "தாத்தாக்களே",
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "தாத்தாக்களை",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவுக்கு",
      "roman": "tāttāvukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களுக்கு",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவுக்காக",
      "roman": "tāttāvukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களுக்காக",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவுடைய",
      "roman": "tāttāvuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களுடைய",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவின்",
      "roman": "tāttāviṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களின்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவில்",
      "roman": "tāttāvil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களில்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவிடம்",
      "roman": "tāttāviṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களிடம்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவோடு",
      "roman": "tāttāvōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களோடு",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவுடன்",
      "roman": "tāttāvuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களுடன்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவால்",
      "roman": "tāttāvāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களால்",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாவிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tāttāviliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தாக்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tāttākkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தாத்தன்",
      "roman": "tāttaṉ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தாத்தா • (tāttā)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "தாத்தா",
        "2": "தாத்தாக்கள்",
        "3": "தாத்தாவே",
        "4": "தாத்தாவு"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tamil colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the father of one's parent; grandfather"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "father",
          "father"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent"
        ],
        [
          "grandfather",
          "grandfather"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) the father of one's parent; grandfather"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an elderly man"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elderly",
          "elderly"
        ],
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Ta-தாத்தா.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Ta-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪aːt̪ːaː/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தாத்தா"
}

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