-இல்
Tamil
Alternative forms
- -ல (-la) — Spoken Tamil
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *-il, from *il (“place, house”) (whence also Tamil இல் (il, idem)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ɪl/
Suffix
-இல் • (-il)
- locative case suffix (at, in)
- (poetic, now rare) ablative case suffix
Usage notes
See -இடம் (-iṭam).
Derived terms
Tamil terms suffixed with -இல்
References
- Miron Winslow (1862), “இல்”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt