Tamil
Etymology
Compare -அம்- (-am-), Malayalam -ആം- (-āṁ-).
Pronunciation
Interfix
-ஆம்- • (-ām-)
- a connecting increment between the parts of a compound word.
- மண் (maṇ, “soil”) + -ஆம்- (-ām-) + கட்டி (kaṭṭi, “lump”) → மண்ணாங்கட்டி (maṇṇāṅkaṭṭi, “clod”)
Derived terms
Tamil terms interfixed with -ஆம்-
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “ஆம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press