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Malayalam
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *a-.
Prefix
അ- • (a-)
- distal demonstrative marker; e.g. അവൻ (avaṉ, “he (proximal)”).
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit अ- (a-).
- അൻ- (aṉ-) — before vowels
Prefix
അ- • (a-)
- un-
- അ- (a-) + പൂർണ്ണം (pūṟṇṇaṁ, “complete”) → അപൂർണ്ണം (apūṟṇṇaṁ, “incomplete”)