-உம்

See also: உம்

Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *-um. Cognate with Malayalam -ഉം (-uṁ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-ʊm/

Conjunction

-உம் • (-um)

  1. simple connective particle, "and", conjunction "both... and"
    சேரனும் பாண்டியனும்
    cēraṉum pāṇṭiyaṉum
    Cheran and Pandyan
  2. particle conveying universality
    தமிழ்நாட்டு மூவேந்தரும் வந்தனர்
    tamiḻnāṭṭu mūvēntarum vantaṉar
    The three-crowned kings of Tamil Nadu had come.
  3. inclusion, addition, also
    குமாரும் வந்தான்
    kumārum vantāṉ
    Kumar also came
  4. (with verbal participles) concessive
    குமார் வந்தும் என்னிடம் பேசவில்லை
    kumār vantum eṉṉiṭam pēcavillai
    Although Kumar came, he didn't talk to me
  5. (with infinitive) immediacy as soon as

Derived terms
Tamil terms suffixed with -உம்
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