-ണം

nam -ṇaṁ /-ɳɐm/

Meaning in English

must; should (expresses necessity or obligation)

suffix

Definition

Meaning and examples

must; should (expresses necessity or obligation)

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

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

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