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-கு

Language

See also: கு

Tamil

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʊ/, [kɯ]Category:Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation#கு

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian Category:Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian#கு Category:Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian#கு *-nkk.

Cognates

Cognate with Irula -உக்கு (-ukku), Kannada -ಕ್ಕೆ (-kke) / -ಗೆ (-ge), Malayalam -ഇക്ക് (-ikkŭ), Telugu -కు (-ku).

Alternative forms

-க்கு (-kku), -உக்கு (-ukku), -அற்கு (-aṟku), -இற்கு (-iṟku)

Suffix

-கு • (-ku)Category:Tamil lemmas#கு Category:Tamil suffixes#கு Category:Tamil entries with incorrect language header#கு Category:Pages with entries#கு Category:Pages with 1 entry#கு

dative case suffix.
‎கடல் (kaṭal) + ‎-உக்கு (-ukku) → ‎கடலுக்கு (kaṭalukku)

Etymology 2

Suffix

-கு • (-ku)Category:Tamil lemmas#கு Category:Tamil suffixes#கு Category:Tamil entries with incorrect language header#கு Category:Pages with entries#கு Category:Pages with 1 entry#கு

abstract noun and verbal noun suffix.

Derived terms

Category:Pages using catfix#கு

Tamil terms suffixed with -கு

கடுகு

கருகு

கொசுகு

நன்கு

நல்கு

References

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

Category:Tamil inflectional suffixes#கு Category:Tamil noun-forming suffixes#கு

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