idiom meaning in Tamil
மரபுத்தொடர் maraputtoṭar
/ˈɪdiəm/
idiom in Tamil: மரபுத்தொடர் (maraputtoṭar). In English, idiom means a manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
Tamil words for idiom
- idiomatic expression
- மரபுத்தொடர் maraputtoṭar
English meaning of idiom
- noun A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- noun A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
- noun A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context, etc.
- noun An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.
idiom in a sentence
- In English, idiom requires the indefinite article in a phrase such as "she's an engineer", whereas in Spanish, idiom forbids it.
- Some of the usage prescriptions improved clarity and were kept; others that yielded discordant violations of idiom were eventually revised.
- In the idiom of the day, they were sutlers, although today they'd probably be called vendors.
Synonyms of idiom
- idiomaticness
- idiomaticity
- dialect
- language
- languoid
- lect
- vernacular
- expression
- form of words
- idiotism
- locution
- phrase
idiom in other languages
Questions about idiom in Tamil
- What is the meaning of idiom in Tamil?
- Idiom in Tamil is மரபுத்தொடர் (maraputtoṭar).
- idiom என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Idiom: மரபுத்தொடர் (maraputtoṭar).
- What does idiom mean in English?
- Idiom means a manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: idiom (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. 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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