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Tamil
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *-um. Cognate with Malayalam -ഉം (-uṁ).
Pronunciation
Conjunction
-உம் • (-um)
- simple connective particle, "and", conjunction "both... and"
சேரனும் பாண்டியனும்- cēraṉum pāṇṭiyaṉum
- Cheran and Pandyan
- particle conveying universality
தமிழ்நாட்டு மூவேந்தரும் வந்தனர்- tamiḻnāṭṭu mūvēntarum vantaṉar
- The three-crowned kings of Tamil Nadu had come.
- inclusion, addition, also
குமாரும் வந்தான்- kumārum vantāṉ
- Kumar also came
- (with verbal participles) concessive
குமார் வந்தும் என்னிடம் பேசவில்லை- kumār vantum eṉṉiṭam pēcavillai
- Although Kumar came, he didn't talk to me
- (with infinitive) immediacy as soon as
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