மும்மை

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Tamil

Etymology

From மு- (mu-, “three”) +‎ -மை (-mai). Cognate with Kannada ಮೂಮೆ (mūme).

Pronunciation

Noun

மும்மை • (mummai)

  1. the state of being three
  2. three, threefold
    Synonym: மூன்று (mūṉṟu)
  3. the three states of existence - உம்மை (ummai), இம்மை (immai), மறுமை (maṟumai)
  4. (grammar) the three tenses - இறப்பு (iṟappu), நிகழ்வு (nikaḻvu), எதிர்வு (etirvu)

Declension

ai-stem declension of மும்மை (mummai) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative மும்மை
mummai 		-
vocative மும்மையே
mummaiyē 		-
accusative மும்மையை
mummaiyai 		-
dative மும்மைக்கு
mummaikku 		-
benefactive மும்மைக்காக
mummaikkāka 		-
genitive 1 மும்மையுடைய
mummaiyuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 மும்மையின்
mummaiyiṉ 		-
locative 1 மும்மையில்
mummaiyil 		-
locative 2 மும்மையிடம்
mummaiyiṭam 		-
sociative 1 மும்மையோடு
mummaiyōṭu 		-
sociative 2 மும்மையுடன்
mummaiyuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental மும்மையால்
mummaiyāl 		-
ablative மும்மையிலிருந்து
mummaiyiliruntu 		-

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “மும்மை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press
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