-ஆக
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the infinitive of ஆகு (āku, “to become”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ஆக • (-āka)
- Forms adverbs from nouns
- Synonym: -ஆய் (-āy)
- சீக்கிரம் (cīkkiram, “speed, quickness”) + -ஆக (-āka) → சீக்கிரமாக (cīkkiramāka, “quickly”)
- for, for the sake of, for the purpose of
Particle[edit]
-ஆக • (-āka)
- either...or
- joined with a finite verb to indicate indirect speech
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “-ஆக”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]