-அம்-
Tamil
Etymology
Compare -ஆம்- (-ām-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɐm/
Interfix
-அம்- • (-am-)
- a euphonic connective particle (in compounds)
- புளி (puḷi, “tamarind”) + -அம்- (-am-) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”) → புளியங்காய் (puḷiyaṅkāy, “(unripe) tamarind fruit”)
Derived terms
Tamil terms interfixed with -அம்-
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “அம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Miron Winslow (1862), “அம்”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt