-കൾ

Malayalam

Alternative forms
  • -ങ്ങൾ (-ṅṅaḷ), -ഉകൾ (-ukaḷ), -ക്കൾ (-kkaḷ)

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-kɐɭ/

Suffix

-കൾ • (-kaḷ)

  1. Plural marker; -s; used to form plural of nouns, except for the nouns ending with -ൻ m (-ṉ) and -അം.
    Synonyms: -മാർ (-māṟ), -അർ (-aṟ)
    ‎കണ്ണ് (kaṇṇŭ, “eye”) + ‎-കൾ (-kaḷ) → ‎കണ്ണുകൾ (kaṇṇukaḷ, “eyes”)
    ‎വാക്ക് (vākkŭ, “word”) + ‎-കൾ (-kaḷ) → ‎വാക്കുകൾ (vākkukaḷ, “words”)
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