-மாட்டேன்
Appearance
Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From மாட்டு (māṭṭu, “to be trapped”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-மாட்டேன் • (-māṭṭēṉ)
- first person negation suffix
- eg: போக "to go" > போகமாட்டேன் "I won't go", literally "I am trapped to go".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “மாட்டு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “மாட்டு”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “மாட்டு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House