"மாமன்" meaning in Tamil

See மாமன் in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maːman/ Audio: Ta-மாமன்.ogg
Etymology: From Proto-Dravidian *māma. Cognate with Telugu మామ (māma) and Malayalam മാമൻ (māmaṉ). Etymology templates: {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*māma}} Proto-Dravidian *māma, {{cog|te|మామ}} Telugu మామ (māma), {{cog|ml|മാമൻ}} Malayalam മാമൻ (māmaṉ) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} மாமன் • (māmaṉ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|மாமன்|மாமன்கள்|மாமனே|மாமனு|type=root}} Forms: māmaṉ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], மாமன் [nominative, singular], மாமன்கள் [nominative, plural], மாமனே [singular, vocative], மாமன்களே [plural, vocative], மாமனை [accusative, singular], மாமன்களை [accusative, plural], மாமனுக்கு [dative, singular], மாமன்களுக்கு [dative, plural], மாமனுக்காக [benefactive, singular], மாமன்களுக்காக [benefactive, plural], மாமனுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமன்களுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமனின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமன்களின் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமனில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமன்களில் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமனிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமன்களிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமனோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமன்களோடு [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமனுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மாமன்களுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மாமனால் [instrumental, singular], மாமன்களால் [instrumental, plural], மாமனிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], மாமன்களிலிருந்து [ablative, plural]
  1. the brother of one's mother; maternal uncle Synonyms: தாய்மாமன்
    Sense id: en-மாமன்-ta-noun-To3cWxOE
  2. the husband of one's paternal aunt
    Sense id: en-மாமன்-ta-noun-CwdNtg3l Categories (other): Tamil terms with redundant script codes, Family Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 26 37 18 19 Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 0 0
  3. husband (in some communities) Synonyms: கணவன், புருஷன்
    Sense id: en-மாமன்-ta-noun-oPk3F5DZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Male family members Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 11 77 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 9 80 6 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 8 10 77 5 Disambiguation of Male family members: 10 19 43 27
  4. father-in-law Synonyms: மாமனார்
    Sense id: en-மாமன்-ta-noun-BqdGR8X~
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "மாமன்களிலிருந்து",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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          "word": "கணவன்"
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          "word": "புருஷன்"
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      "id": "en-மாமன்-ta-noun-BqdGR8X~",
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        {
          "word": "மாமனார்"
        }
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        "singular"
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "மாமன்களுடன்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "மாமனால்",
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    {
      "form": "மாமனிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "māmaṉiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "மாமன்களிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "māmaṉkaḷiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "மாமன் • (māmaṉ)",
      "name": "ta-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "மாமன்",
        "2": "மாமன்கள்",
        "3": "மாமனே",
        "4": "மாமனு",
        "type": "root"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the brother of one's mother; maternal uncle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "brother",
          "brother"
        ],
        [
          "maternal uncle",
          "maternal uncle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "தாய்மாமன்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the husband of one's paternal aunt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ],
        [
          "paternal aunt",
          "paternal aunt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "husband (in some communities)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ],
        [
          "communities",
          "communities#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "கணவன்"
        },
        {
          "word": "புருஷன்"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "father-in-law"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "father-in-law",
          "father-in-law"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "மாமனார்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Ta-மாமன்.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/96/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Ta-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maːman/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "மாமன்"
}

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