അ-

Malayalam

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *a-.

Prefix

അ- • (a-)

distal demonstrative marker; e.g. അവൻ "he (proximal)".

Also see

ഇ-
എ-, ആ-
ഉ-

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit अ- (a-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɐ-/

Prefix

അ- • (a-)

un-; e.g. അപൂർണ "un-finished".

Alternative forms

അൻ- (aṉ-, before vowels) e.g. അനായാസം "easy".

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