-ഉ്

Malayalam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ə̆/

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

• -ത്ത് (-ttŭ) — for words ending with -am

Suffix

-ഉ് • (transliteration needed)

1. Locative noun case marker.

   Example:

   • ‎പാലക്കാട് (pālakkāṭŭ, “Palakkad”) + ‎-ഉ് → ‎പാലക്കാട്ട് (pālakkāṭṭŭ, “in Palakkad”)

   Synonym: -ഇൽ (-il)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-ഉ് • (transliteration needed)

1. Dative noun case marker.

   Example:

   • ‎അവൻ (avaṉ, “he (distal)”) + ‎-ഉ് → ‎അവന് (avanŭ, “for him”)