-உம்

Tamil

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-ʔum/, [-ʔʊm]

Particle

-உம் • (-um)

  1. simple connective particle, "and", conjunction "both... and"
    சேரனும் பாண்டியனும்
    cēraṉum pāṇṭiyaṉum
    A Chera king and a Pandya king
  2. particle conveying universality
    தமிழ்நாட்டு மூவேந்தரும் வந்தார்
    tamiḻnāṭṭu mūvēntarum vantār
    All three came from Tamil Nadu
  3. inclusion, addition, also
    குமார்உம் வந்தான்
    kumārum vantāṉ
    Kumar also came
  4. (with verbal participles) concessive
    குமார் வந்தும் என்னிடம் பேசவில்லை
    kumār vantum eṉṉiṭam pēcavillai
    Although Kumar came, he didn't talk to me
  5. (with infinitive) immediacy as soon as
    விரைவுப்பொ ருளைக்காட்டும் வினையெச்சவிகுதி
    viraivuppo ruḷaikkāṭṭum viṉaiyeccavikuti
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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