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

• ഇ-
• എ-, ആ-
• ഉ-

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit अ- (a-).

Alternative forms

• അൻ- (aṉ-) — before vowels

Prefix

അ- • (a-)

1. un-

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