Tamil suffix

-ஆன

-āṉa
relational adjective

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N

Status

Engineeringdraft

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Words built with -ஆன

வலிமையான
valimaiyāṉa
having power
வலி+-மை+-ஆன
அழகான
aḻakāṉa
having beauty
அழகு+-ஆன
மகிழ்ச்சியான
makiḻcciyāṉa
full of joy
மகிழ்ச்சி+-ஆன
குழந்தைத்தனமான
kuḻantaittaṉamāṉa
like a child (pejorative)
குழந்தை+-தனம்+-ஆன
ஆபத்தான
āpattāṉa
full of danger
ஆபத்து+-ஆன

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -ic
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -al
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)

French

  • -ant
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -eux
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ique
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -al
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -in
    register-matched functional equivalent

Hindi

  • -ईय
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
  • -इक
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)

Telugu

  • -ఐన
    register-matched functional equivalent

Tamil

this affix: -ஆன