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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/-aḷ

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Alternative forms

*-waḷ

Suffix

*-aḷ

feminine marker
Antonym: *-anṯu

Descendants

Tamil: -அள் (-aḷ)
Malayalam: -അൾ (-aḷ), -വൾ (-vaḷ)
Kannada: -ಅಳು (-aḷu)
Telugu: -అళు (-aḷu)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 532.

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