-ഓ

Malayalam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-oː/

Etymology 1

Cognate with Tamil -ஓ (-ō).

Alternative forms

  • -ആ (-ā) — colloquial

Suffix

-ഓ • (-ō)

  1. Interrogative marker, eg ബുക്ക് (bukkŭ) "book" > ബുക്കോ (bukkō) "book?".
    Synonym: -ഏ (-ē, “for negative sentences”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ओ (-o).

Alternative forms

  • -ഏ (-ē) — for words ending with -i

Suffix

-ഓ • (-ō)

  1. Vocative case marker for Sanskrit loans ending with u, eg ഗുരു (guru) "guru" > ഗുരോ (gurō) "o guru!".
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