உம்
See also: -உம்
Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Oblique/genitive of நீர் (nīr).[1][2] Derived from Middle Tamil நும் (num), from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀺𑀫𑁆 (nim).[3]
Pronoun
[edit]உம் • (um) (epicene)
Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ம் (m)
Interjection
[edit]உம் • (um)
Derived terms
[edit]- உம்கொட்டு (umkoṭṭu)
References
[edit]- ^ Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “உம்”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
- ^ S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “உம்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]
- ^ Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 328.
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “உம்மெனல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “உம்கொட்டு”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [2]