-ஆக

• -ஆ (-ā) — Spoken Tamil (suffix sense 1 and particle sense 1)

From ஆக (āka), infinitive of ஆ (ā, “to be, become”).

• IPA^(key): /aːɡa/

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-ஆக • (-āka)

2. forms adverbs and adjectives from nouns.

   Synonym: (variant) -ஆய் (-āy)

   ‎சீக்கிரம் (cīkkiram, “speed, quickness”) + ‎-ஆக (-āka) → ‎சீக்கிரமாக (cīkkiramāka, “quickly”)

3. for, for the sake of, for the purpose of

   (used to form the benefactive case by appending with the dative case.)

   ‎அவனுக்கு (avaṉukku, dative of அவன் (avaṉ, “he”, distal)) + ‎-ஆக (-āka) → ‎அவனுக்காக (avaṉukkāka, “for his sake”)

-ஆக • (-āka) (rare, clitic)

1. either ... or

   Synonym: -ஆ (-ā)

-ஆக • (-āka)

2. joined with a finite verb to indicate indirect speech.

   அவன் கண்டதாகச் சொன்னான்.

   avaṉ kaṇṭatākac coṉṉāṉ.

   He said that he saw.

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆக”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press