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Malayalam
Etymology
Cognate with Tamil -வு (-vu), -ப்பு (-ppu), -பு (-pu). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Suffix
-വ് • (-vŭ)
- Creates nouns from verbs.
- Example:
- എരി (eri, “burn”) + -വ് (-vŭ) → എരിവ് (erivŭ, “burnness, spiciness”)
- തുനി (tuni, “prepare”) + -വ് (-vŭ) → തുനിവ് (tunivŭ, “dedication”)
- വെറുക്കുക (veṟukkuka, “to hate”) + -പ്പ് (-ppŭ) = വെറുപ്പ് (veṟuppŭ, “hate”)
- Synonyms: -ച്ച (-cca), -മ (-ma)