"பொன்" meaning in Tamil

See பொன் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pon/ Audio: Ta-பொன்.ogg Forms: poṉ [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *pon (“gold”). Cognate with Old Kannada ಪೊನ್ (pon), Kannada ಹೊನ್ನು (honnu), Malayalam പൊന്ന് (ponnŭ), Telugu పొన్ను (ponnu). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-sou-pro|*pon|*pon|gold|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-South Dravidian *pon (“gold”), {{inh+|ta|dra-sou-pro|*pon|*pon|gold}} Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *pon (“gold”), {{cog|dra-okn|ಪೊನ್}} Old Kannada ಪೊನ್ (pon), {{cog|kn|ಹೊನ್ನು}} Kannada ಹೊನ್ನು (honnu), {{cog|ml|പൊന്ന്}} Malayalam പൊന്ന് (ponnŭ), {{cog|te|పొన్ను}} Telugu పొన్ను (ponnu) Head templates: {{ta-adj}} பொன் • (poṉ)
  1. golden
    Sense id: en-பொன்-ta-adj-3VbeQTeV
  2. lustrous, shiny, brilliant
    Sense id: en-பொன்-ta-adj-0HfzoRNi Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 20 24 6 6 7 29 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 25 28 3 3 4 34 0 0
  3. precious, rare
    Sense id: en-பொன்-ta-adj-3nCjKBm0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 20 24 6 6 7 29 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 25 28 3 3 4 34 0 0
  4. beautiful
    Sense id: en-பொன்-ta-adj-xqFCfXEZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: பொன்னாங்கண்ணி (poṉṉāṅkaṇṇi), பொன்னி (poṉṉi), பொன்வண்டு (poṉvaṇṭu), பொற்றாமரை (poṟṟāmarai)

Noun

IPA: /pon/ Audio: Ta-பொன்.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *pon (“gold”). Cognate with Old Kannada ಪೊನ್ (pon), Kannada ಹೊನ್ನು (honnu), Malayalam പൊന്ന് (ponnŭ), Telugu పొన్ను (ponnu). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-sou-pro|*pon|*pon|gold|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-South Dravidian *pon (“gold”), {{inh+|ta|dra-sou-pro|*pon|*pon|gold}} Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian *pon (“gold”), {{cog|dra-okn|ಪೊನ್}} Old Kannada ಪೊನ್ (pon), {{cog|kn|ಹೊನ್ನು}} Kannada ಹೊನ್ನು (honnu), {{cog|ml|പൊന്ന്}} Malayalam പൊന്ന് (ponnŭ), {{cog|te|పొన్ను}} Telugu పొన్ను (ponnu) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} பொன் • (poṉ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|பொன்|-|பொன்னே|பொன்னு}} Forms: poṉ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], பொன் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], பொன்னே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], பொன்னை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], பொன்னுக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], பொன்னுக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], பொன்னுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], பொன்னின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], பொன்னில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], பொன்னிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], பொன்னோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], பொன்னுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], பொன்னால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], பொன்னிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. gold Synonyms: தங்கம், சொர்ணம்
    Sense id: en-பொன்-ta-noun-JNfwPY3D Categories (other): Gold Disambiguation of Gold: 1 1 1 1 89 1 5 0 0
  2. wealth
    Sense id: en-பொன்-ta-noun-c5v0hPfx Categories (other): Wealth Disambiguation of Wealth: 1 1 1 1 1 95 1 0 0
  3. ornament
    Sense id: en-பொன்-ta-noun-s88EgFVg Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-South Dravidian links with redundant alt parameters, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Yellows Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 20 24 6 6 7 29 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 25 28 3 3 4 34 0 0 Disambiguation of Proto-South Dravidian links with redundant alt parameters: 2 23 28 2 2 5 35 2 2 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 1 17 23 1 1 4 49 1 1 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 3 21 19 3 3 10 34 3 3 Disambiguation of Yellows: 6 17 20 6 6 6 26 0 15
  4. beauty
    Sense id: en-பொன்-ta-noun-tWEN4fb~
  5. (dated) iron; metal Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-பொன்-ta-noun-f9NjBLWW Categories (other): Metals Disambiguation of Metals: 3 10 11 3 16 4 15 0 38
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "benefactive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "benefactive",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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      "form": "பொன்னிடம்",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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      "form": "பொன்னோடு",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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      "form": "பொன்னிலிருந்து",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "roman": "poṉṉi",
      "word": "பொன்னி"
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      "roman": "poṉvaṇṭu",
      "word": "பொன்வண்டு"
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      "roman": "poṟṟāmarai",
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        "lit": "",
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      ],
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          "lustrous"
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          "shiny",
          "shiny"
        ],
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          "brilliant",
          "brilliant"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "precious",
          "precious"
        ],
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          "rare",
          "rare"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beautiful"
      ],
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          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "/pon/"
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}

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