-வு

See also: வு

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Tamil [script needed] (-vu).[1] Cognate with Malayalam -വ് (-vŭ), -പ്പ് (-ppŭ), -പ് (-pŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋʊ/, [ʋɯ]

Suffix

-வு • (-vu)

  1. Forms nouns of actions, verbal nouns, from verbs.
    Example:
  2. Forms abstract nouns.
    உணர் (uṇar, to feel) + ‎-வு (-vu) → ‎உணர்வு (uṇarvu, feeling)

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Wilden, Eva (2018), “-வு”, in GRAMMAR OF OLD TAMIL FOR STUDENTS 1st Edition[1], French Institute of Pondicherry