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calque meaning in Tamil

பெயர்ப்புறு கடன்சொல்

/kælk/

calque in Tamil: பெயர்ப்புறு கடன்சொல், கடன் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு. In English, calque means a word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.

Tamil words for calque

பெயர்ப்புறு கடன்சொல், கடன் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு

English meaning of calque

  1. noun A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
  2. verb To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.

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Questions about calque in Tamil

What is the meaning of calque in Tamil?
Calque in Tamil is பெயர்ப்புறு கடன்சொல், கடன் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு.
calque என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Calque: பெயர்ப்புறு கடன்சொல், கடன் மொழிபெயர்ப்பு.
What does calque mean in English?
Calque means a word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: calque (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: calque (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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