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Tamil
Etymology
From ஆக (āka), infinitive of ஆ (ā, “to be, become”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ஆக • (-āka)
- forms adverbs and adjectives from nouns.
- Synonym: (variant) -ஆய் (-āy)
- சீக்கிரம் (cīkkiram, “speed, quickness”) + -ஆக (-āka) → சீக்கிரமாக (cīkkiramāka, “quickly”)
- for, for the sake of, for the purpose of
- (used to form the benefactive case by appending with the dative case.)
- அவனுக்கு (avaṉukku, dative of அவன் (avaṉ, “he”, distal)) + -ஆக (-āka) → அவனுக்காக (avaṉukkāka, “for his sake”)
Conjunction
-ஆக • (-āka) (rare, clitic)
- either ... or
- Synonym: -ஆ (-ā)
Particle
-ஆக • (-āka)
- joined with a finite verb to indicate indirect speech.
அவன் கண்டதாகச் சொன்னான்.- avaṉ kaṇṭatākac coṉṉāṉ.
- He said that he saw.
See also
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆக”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press