எங்கள்

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Oblique/genitive of நாங்கள் (nāṅkaḷ).[1][2]

By surface analysis, என் (eṉ, “my”) +‎ -கள் (-kaḷ, plural marker). Cognate with Malayalam എങ്ങൾ (eṅṅaḷ) and Havigannada ಎಂಗಳ (eṅgaḷa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛŋɡɐɭ/
  • Audio:(file)

Pronoun

எங்கள் • (eṅkaḷ) (exclusive)

  1. our (excluding the person(s) being addressed)
    Synonym: எம் (em)
    Coordinate term: (inclusive) நம் (nam)

References

  1. ^ Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “எங்கள்”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
  2. ^ S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “எங்கள்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
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