-பு
See also: பு
Tamil
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Tamil -𑀧𑀼 (-pu).[1] Cognate with Malayalam -പ് (-pŭ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʊ/, [pɯ]
Suffix
-பு • (-pu)
- forms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs.
- திரி (tiri, “to change, become twisted”) + -பு (-pu) → திரிபு (tiripu, “distortion”)
- forms abstract nouns.
Derived terms
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “பு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press