-அம்-

See also: -அம் and அம்

Tamil

Etymology

    Compare -ஆம்- (-ām-).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɐm/

    Interfix

    -அம்- • (-am-)

    1. a euphonic connective particle (in compounds)
      புளி (puḷi, tamarind) + ‎-அம்- (-am-) + ‎காய் (kāy, unripe fruit) → ‎புளியங்காய் (puḷiyaṅkāy, (unripe) tamarind fruit)

    Derived terms

    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