Malayalam

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-കൾ (-kaḷ)

  1. Plural marker; -s; used to form plural of nouns, except for the nouns ending with -ൻ m (-ṉ) and -അം.
    Synonyms: -മാർ (-māṟ), -അർ (-aṟ)
    കണ്ണ് (kaṇṇŭ, eye) + ‎-കൾ (-kaḷ) → ‎കണ്ണുകൾ (kaṇṇukaḷ, eyes)
    വാക്ക് (vākkŭ, word) + ‎-കൾ (-kaḷ) → ‎വാക്കുകൾ (vākkukaḷ, words)