-ಗು

Jennu Kurumba

Alternative forms

• -ಕು (-ku)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *-nkk. Cognate with Tamil -உக்கு (-ukku) and Irula -இக்கியெ (-ikkiye).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɡu/

Suffix

-ಗು (-gu)

1. Dative noun case marker.

   Example:

   • ‎ಕಾಡು (kāḍu, “forest”) + ‎-ಗು (-gu) → ‎ಕಾಡುಗು (kāḍugu, “for forest”)