-ആം-

See also: -ആം

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil -ஆம்- (-ām-). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-aːm-/

Interfix

-ആം- • (-āṁ-)

  1. a connecting increment between the parts of a compound word.
    ‎മണ്ണ് (maṇṇŭ, “soil”) + ‎-ആം- (-āṁ-) + ‎കട്ട (kaṭṭa, “lump”) → ‎മണ്ണാങ്കട്ട (maṇṇāṅkaṭṭa, “clod”)
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