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Tamil
1.1
Etymology 1
1.2
Prefix
1.3
Also see
1.4
Etymology 2
1.5
Prefix
1.5.1
Alternative forms
Tamil
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Etymology 1
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Inherited
from
Proto-Dravidian
*a-
.
Prefix
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அ-
•
(
a-
)
distal
demonstrative marker; e.g.
அவன்
"he (distal)".
Also see
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இ-
எ-
உ-
Etymology 2
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Borrowed
from
Sanskrit
अ-
(
a-
)
.
Prefix
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அ-
•
(
a-
)
un-
; e.g.
சைவம்
"veg food" >
அசைவம்
"non-veg food".
Alternative forms
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அன்-
(
aṉ-
,
before vowels
)
.
Categories
:
Tamil terms inherited from Proto-Dravidian
Tamil terms derived from Proto-Dravidian
Tamil lemmas
Tamil prefixes
Tamil terms borrowed from Sanskrit
Tamil terms derived from Sanskrit
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Tamil links with redundant alt parameters