സ-

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit स- (sa-).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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സ- (sa-)

  1. an inseparable prefix expressing "junction", "conjunction", "possession" (as opposed to a privative), "similarity", "equality"
  2. when compounded with nouns to form adjectives and adverbs it may be translated by "with", "together or along with", "accompanied by", "added to", "having", "possessing", "containing", "having the same"
    സ- (sa-) + ‎വർണ്ണം (vaṟṇṇaṁ, color) → ‎സവർണ്ണം (savaṟṇṇaṁ, same color)
  3. "-ly"