"-காரன்" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Tamil]

IPA: /-kaːɾan/ Forms: -kāraṉ [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit -कार (-kāra), from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ta|sa|-कार}} Borrowed from Sanskrit -कार (-kāra), {{root|ta|sa|कृ|id=}}, {{root|ta|ine-pro|*kʷer-}}, {{sa-root|कृ|PIE=kʷer|lang=ta|nocap=1|t=to do, make}} from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”) Head templates: {{head|ta|suffix}} -காரன் • (-kāraṉ)
  1. (masculine) forms doer/maker nouns Tags: masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -அன், -அள் Related terms: -காரி (-kāri, feminine equivalent), -காரர் (-kārar, common gender equivalent)
    Sense id: en--காரன்-ta-suffix-YaG3LYXA Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header
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        "Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        "(masculine) forms doer/maker nouns"
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        },
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          "word": "-அள்"
        }
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