Tamil
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit -कार (-kāra), from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-காரன் • (-kāraṉ)
- (masculine) forms doer/maker nouns
- Synonyms: -அன் (-aṉ), -அள் (-aḷ)
Derived terms
Tamil terms suffixed with -காரன்
- -காரி (-kāri, feminine equivalent)
- -காரர் (-kārar, common gender equivalent)