-அல்

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Tamil

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam -അൽ (-al).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-அல் (-al)

  1. creates gerund forms from verbs.
    வரு (varu, to come) + ‎-அல் (-al) → ‎வரல் (varal, coming)
    வேண்டு (vēṇṭu, to worship, supplicate, beg) + ‎-அல் (-al) → ‎வேண்டல் (vēṇṭal, begging, worshipping)

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