-தனம்
See also: தனம்
Tamil
Etymology
Cognate with Kannada -ತನ (-tana), Telugu -తనము (-tanamu). Probably related to தன் (taṉ), தன்மை (taṉmai, “nature, character, property”). Also compare Prakrit 𑀢𑀦𑀫𑁆 (tanam), Sanskrit -त्व (-tva).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪ɐnɐm/
Suffix
-தனம் • (-taṉam)
- -ness, -ity
- forms abstract nouns (expressive of or manifesting quality) from nouns and adjectives.
Derived terms
Tamil terms suffixed with -தனம்
References
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “-தனம்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]