-ப்பு

Tamil

Alternative forms

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Malayalam -വ് (-vŭ), -പ്പ് (-ppŭ), -പ് (-pŭ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-pːʊ/, [-pːɯ]

Suffix

-ப்பு • (-ppu)

  1. Forms nouns of action from verbs.
    ‎நினை (niṉai, “to think”) + ‎-ப்பு (-ppu) → ‎நினைப்பு (niṉaippu, “thought; the act of thinking”)

Derived terms
Tamil terms suffixed with -ப்பு
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