അ-

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Malayalam

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *a-.

Prefix

അ- (a-)

  1. distal demonstrative marker; e.g. അവൻ (avaṉ, he (proximal)).

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit अ- (a-).

Alternative forms

Prefix

അ- (a-)

  1. un-
    അ- (a-) + ‎പൂർണ്ണം (pūṟṇṇaṁ, complete) → ‎അപൂർണ്ണം (apūṟṇṇaṁ, incomplete)