-உள்

See also: உள்

Tamil

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *-uḷ. Doublet of உள் (uḷ). Cognate with Telugu -లో (-lō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊɭ/

Postposition

-உள் • (-uḷ)

1. in, within

   வீட்டுள் / வீட்டுக்குள்

   vīṭṭuḷ / vīṭṭukkuḷ

   Inside the house

Suffix

-உள் • (-uḷ)

1. a locative ending.

   Synonym: -இல் (-il)

2. an ending of verbal nouns.

   ‎விக்கு (vikku, “to hiccup”) + ‎-உள் (-uḷ) → ‎விக்குள் (vikkuḷ, “hiccup”)

Derived terms

Tamil terms suffixed with -உள்

செய்யுள்

வல்லுளி

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius (1779), “உள்”, in A Malabar and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House; republished as Tamil and English Dictionary, 1972
• University of Madras (1924–1936), “உள்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
• Miron Winslow (1862), “உள்”, in A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil, Madras: P. R. Hunt