-ஆ
Tamil
editEtymology 1
editFrom ஆ (ā), alternative form of ஆகு (āku).
Suffix
edit-ஆ • (-ā)
- forms adverbs from nouns, or adjectives
Etymology 2
editInherited from Proto-Dravidian *-ā.
Suffix
edit-ஆ • (-ā)
- interrogative suffix
- அது சென்னைக் கடற்கரையா?
- atu ceṉṉaik kaṭaṟkaraiyā?
- Is that a Chennai beach?
Etymology 3
editInherited from Proto-Dravidian *-aH ~ *-āH.
Suffix
edit-ஆ • (-ā)
- negation suffix, forms negative adverbs and adjectives from verbs