Tamil suffix

-மை

-mai
abstract state

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

ADJ · N

Status

Establisheddraft

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Words built with -மை

Does the same job elsewhere

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

English

  • -ness
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ity
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -hood
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ship
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -dom
    register-matched functional equivalent

French

  • -ité
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -té
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -esse
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -eur
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ie
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -itude
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -ance
    register-matched functional equivalent

Hindi

  • -पन
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ता
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
  • -त्व
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
  • -ई
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -आपा
    register-matched functional equivalent

Telugu

  • -తనం
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -త్వం
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
  • -త
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs S)
  • -రికం
    register-matched functional equivalent

Tamil

this affix: -மை