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-ണം

nam -ṇaṁ /-ɳɐm/

suffix

must; should (expresses necessity or obligation)

  1. must; should (expresses necessity or obligation)

    നീ അങ്ങോട്ട് പോകണം. nī aṅṅōṭṭŭ pōkaṇaṁ. “You must/should go there.”

  2. want to; desire to; when used with a dative subject, it expresses a wish or intention.

    എനിക്ക് അങ്ങോട്ട് പോകണം. enikk aṅṅōṭṭŭ pōkaṇaṁ. “I want to go there.”

Etymology

Bound suffix form of the verb വേണം (vēṇaṁ, “want; need”). Cognate with Tamil -ணும் (-ṇum).

Antonyms

-ഏണ്ട

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