അ-

Malayalam

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɐ-/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *a-.

Prefix

അ- • (a-)

  1. distal demonstrative marker; e.g. അവൻ (avaṉ, “he (proximal)”).

Also see

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit अ- (a-).

Alternative forms

Prefix

അ- • (a-)

  1. un-
    ‎അ- (a-) + ‎പൂർണ്ണം (pūṟṇṇaṁ, “complete”) → ‎അപൂർണ്ണം (apūṟṇṇaṁ, “incomplete”)
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