സ-

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स- (sa-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɐ-/

Prefix

സ- • (sa-)

2. an inseparable prefix expressing "junction", "conjunction", "possession" (as opposed to a privative), "similarity", "equality"
3. when compounded with nouns to form adjectives and adverbs it may be translated by "with", "together or along with", "accompanied by", "added to", "having", "possessing", "containing", "having the same"

   ‎സ- (sa-) + ‎വർണ്ണം (vaṟṇṇaṁ, “color”) → ‎സവർണ്ണം (savaṟṇṇaṁ, “same color”)

4. "-ly"