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Meaning of -அம் | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
ɐm

Definitions

  1. noun formative suffix.
    morpheme
  2. forms verbal nouns. (final consonant is doubled when the verb ends in a plosive)
    morpheme
  3. forms abstract nouns.
    morpheme

Examples

“நீள் (nīḷ, “to elongate”) + -அம் (-am) → நீளம் (nīḷam, “length”)”
“மாறு (māṟu, “to change”) + -அம் (-am) → மாற்றம் (māṟṟam, “change”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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