Malayalam Dictionary മലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

-മാർ

maar -māṟ /-maːr/

Also spelled: mar

Meaning in English

marks the plural of nouns

suffix

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. marks the plural of nouns

    അമ്മ (amma, “mother”) + -മാർ (-māṟ) → അമ്മമാർ (ammamāṟ, “mothers”)

Forms

alternative -മാര്

Etymology

From -വാർ (-vāṟ), from Proto-Dravidian *-ar.

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