Tamil suffix

-வாதம்

-vātam
doctrine / -ism

Register

Sanskritic

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N

Status

Establisheddraft

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Words built with -வாதம்

தேசியவாதம்
tēciyavātam
doctrine of the nation
தேசிய+-வாதம்

Does the same job elsewhere

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

English

  • -ism
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs L)

French

  • -isme
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs L)

Hindi

Telugu

Tamil

this affix: -வாதம்