-மை
Tamil
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-maɪ̯/, [-mɐɪ̯]
Suffix
-மை • (-mai)
- added to nouns, adjectives or verbs to produce abstract nouns
- வாய் (vāy, “mouth”) + -மை (-mai) → வாய்மை (vāymai, “truthfulness”)
- நேர் (nēr, “straight”) + -மை (-mai) → நேர்மை (nērmai, “honesty”)
- திற (tiṟa, “to open, let loose”) + -மை (-mai) → திறமை (tiṟamai, “talent, skill”)
- நிலை (nilai, “state, level, condition”) + -மை (-mai) → நிலைமை (nilaimai, “situation”)
Derived terms
Tamil terms suffixed with -மை
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022), “மை”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]
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