-ണം
nam -ṇaṁ /-ɳɐm/
suffix
must; should (expresses necessity or obligation)
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must; should (expresses necessity or obligation)
നീ അങ്ങോട്ട് പോകണം. nī aṅṅōṭṭŭ pōkaṇaṁ. “You must/should go there.”
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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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