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-ആം

aam -āṁ /-aːm/

Meaning in English

-th; used to form the ordinal numeral

suffix

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. -th; used to form the ordinal numeral

    പത്ത് (pattŭ, “ten”) + -ആം (-āṁ) → പത്താം (pattāṁ, “tenth”) “Example:”

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil -ஆம் (-ām).

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