"அ-" meaning in All languages combined

See அ- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Tamil]

Forms: a- [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *a-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*a-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *a-, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*a-}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *a- Head templates: {{head|ta|prefix}} அ- • (a-)
  1. distal demonstrative marker; Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-அ--ta-prefix-S-2LKatu
  2. distal demonstrative marker; Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-அ--ta-prefix-DxJmY4tI
  3. distal demonstrative marker; Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-அ--ta-prefix-LDo2Af4E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: இ- (i-), எ- (e-), உ- (u-)
Etymology number: 1

Prefix [Tamil]

Forms: a- [alternative], அன்- [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit अ- (a-). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ta|sa|अ-}} Borrowed from Sanskrit अ- (a-) Head templates: {{head|ta|prefix}} அ- • (a-)
  1. un-, non-; e.g. சைவம் "veg food" > அசைவம் "non-veg food". Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-அ--ta-prefix-mtNCukCO Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 10 7 7 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 4 4 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 3 91 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 15 10 10 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for அ- meaning in All languages combined (3.4kB)

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