பக்கம் எண் :

Formation of West Aryan293

Diminutive Suffixes:

Tamil West Aryan
ahku ock-hillock
i——u et-turret
ot-chariot
kuavu culus-vermiculus
cule-animalcule
cle-particle
cel-parcel
sel-damsel
el-chapel
il-codicil
l-veal
ule-globule
le-circle
kunni kin-manikin

Verbal Endings:
     Finitive verb:

Tamil West Aryan
Past Tense:  
du ed-walked
d-did
t-learnt
Imperative Singular:  
udu+ = ud- t-art (T.irutti)
udi-di, ti  
Present Participle:  
ko-du-i-du (v.c.) OE. ende. OHG. anti,
L. ent, Gk. out, E. ing.

 

Degrees of Comparison


Tamil English
Positive Suffix:  
Cf. r(to rise) er
Cf. e——u(to be or to become
high)
est