நம்

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Oblique/genitive of நாம் (nām, “we”, inclusive).[1][2] Compare Kannada ನಮ್ಮ (namma), Malayalam നമ്മ (namma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪ɐm/

Pronoun

நம் • (nam) (inclusive)

  1. our (including the person(s) being addressed)
    Coordinate terms: (exclusive) எம் (em), எங்கள் (eṅkaḷ)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “நம்”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
  2. ^ Miron Winslow (1862), “நம்”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt
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