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hyphen meaning in Tamil

குறி

/ˈhaɪ̯.f(ə̯)n̩/UK/ˈhaɪ̯.fən/

hyphen in Tamil: குறி, சொல்லிடை இணைப்புக்குறி, சொல்லிடையிணைப்புக்குறி. In English, hyphen means the symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

Tamil words for hyphen

குறி, சொல்லிடை இணைப்புக்குறி, சொல்லிடையிணைப்புக்குறி

English meaning of hyphen

  1. noun The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
  2. noun Something which links two things of greater significance than itself.
  3. noun An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.
  4. noun Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.

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Questions about hyphen in Tamil

What is the meaning of hyphen in Tamil?
Hyphen in Tamil is குறி, சொல்லிடை இணைப்புக்குறி, சொல்லிடையிணைப்புக்குறி.
hyphen என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Hyphen: குறி, சொல்லிடை இணைப்புக்குறி, சொல்லிடையிணைப்புக்குறி.
What does hyphen mean in English?
Hyphen means the symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: hyphen (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hyphen (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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