உ-
Appearance
Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *u-.
Prefix
[edit]உ- • (u-) (archaic & literary outside Sri Lanka)
- yonder demonstrative marker.
Etymology 2
[edit]Prefix
[edit]உ- • (u-)
- an euphonic prothesis used in loanwords beginning with the sounds யு, யூ, யோ, ரு, ரூ, ரோ, லு, லூ, லோ (yu, yū, yō, ru, rū, rō, lu, lū, lō) to make them grammatically acceptable.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Miron Winslow (1862), “உ”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt
- University of Madras (1924–1936), “உ”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press