Tamil compound element

-போன்ற

-pōṉṟa
approximative / pejorative

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N · ADJ

Status

Establisheddraft

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Words built with -போன்ற

மஞ்சள் போன்ற
mañcaḷ pōṉṟa
somewhat yellow
மஞ்சள்+-போன்ற

Does the same job elsewhere

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

English

  • -ish
    register-matched functional equivalent

French

  • -âtre
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -in
    register-matched functional equivalent

Hindi

  • -सा
    register-matched functional equivalent

Telugu

Tamil

this affix: -போன்ற