-வு

• -பு (-pu), -ப்பு (-ppu)

From Old Tamil -𑀯𑀼 (-vu).^[1] Cognate with Malayalam -വ് (-vŭ).

• IPA^(key): /ʋʊ/, [ʋɯ]

-வு • (-vu)

1. forms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs.

   ‎புனை (puṉai, “to fabricate, make up”) + ‎-வு (-vu) → ‎புனைவு (puṉaivu, “story, tale”)

2. forms abstract nouns.

   ‎உணர் (uṇar, “to feel”) + ‎-வு (-vu) → ‎உணர்வு (uṇarvu, “feeling”)

• -உ (-u)

• University of Madras (1924–1936), “உ”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press