-മാർ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

  • -മാര് (-mārŭ)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-maːr/

Suffix

-മാർ • (-māṟ)

  1. marks the plural of nouns
    Coordinate terms: -അൻ m (-aṉ), -അൾ f (-aḷ), -കൾ n (-kaḷ)
    ‎അമ്മ (amma, “mother”) + ‎-മാർ (-māṟ) → ‎അമ്മമാർ (ammamāṟ, “mothers”)
    ‎കഴുകൻ (kaḻukaṉ, “vulture”) + ‎-മാർ (-māṟ) → ‎കഴുകന്മാർ (kaḻukanmāṟ, “vultures”)
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