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Tamil
Etymology
From மக (maka), compare மகன் (makaṉ, “son”) and மகள் (makaḷ, “daughter”). Cognate with Kannada ಮಕ್ಕಳು (makkaḷu) and Malayalam മക്കൾ (makkaḷ).
Pronunciation
Noun
மக்கள் • (makkaḷ)
- plural of மக (maka)
- people
- Synonym: ஜனம் (jaṉam)
- humans
- Synonym: மனிதர் (maṉitar)
- (Southern dialect) children
- Synonym: பிள்ளைகள் (piḷḷaikaḷ)
Declension
See மக (maka).
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மக்கள்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press