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உம் Tamil Etymology ta dra-pro *-um. Cognate with ml -ഉം. Pronunciation உம் Conjunction ta conjunction clitics ta clitic simple connective particle. (and, 'both ... and') ta மற்றும்<l:Formal> ta சேரனும் பாண்டியனும் Cheran and Pandyan Particle ta clitic with nouns: conveys universality. ta தமிழ்நாட்டு மூவேந்தரும் வந்தார்கள். The three-crowned kings of Tamil Nadu came. inclusion, addition. (likewise, also, too, even) ta கூட ta குமாரும் வந்தான். Kumar too came. ta with the ta -இல் or ta -இன் forms gives the force of the comparative degree. ta இது அதிலும் பெரியது. This is greater than that. with verbs: ta with adverbial participles concessive (although, even, even though, even if) ta குமார் வந்தும் என்னிடம் பேசவில்லை. Although Kumar came, he didn't talk to me. ta with singular neuter past verbal noun form (ending with ta -து) immediacy (as soon as) ta -உடன் added after the past adjectival participle form ta கோமாளியைப் பார்த்ததும் குழந்தை அழத் தொடங்கியது. The child started crying as soon as it saw the clown. ta with the conditional form (ending with ta -ஆல் -) expresses the possibility of sth. happening or not happening. ta மழை வந்தாலும் வரலாம். It might rain. ta with the infinitive serves for the optative mood. ta செல்லவும். May (you) go. Suffix ta suffix ta when added with interrogatives gives them a general or universal application. (any, every, each and every) ta எங்கு எங்கும் where anywhere, everywhere ta யா- யாவும் which (thing) everything ta when added to quantifiers provides a sense of totality or completeness. ta அனைவர் அனைவரும் ta when added to certain words, especially adverbs serves to intensify the meaning. ta மிக மிகவும் very very much as inflectional suffix: forms the third person neuter future singular and future adjectival participle. ta இறங்கு இறங்கும் ta literary termination of the imperative plural. ta நீவிர்சொல்லும் Say ye. ta literary by extension used honorifically in imperative singular. ta கடவுளேநீரிரங்கும் God be merciful. Derived terms ta References -உம் உம் உம் உம் ta coordinating conjunctions subordinating conjunctions adverb-forming suffixes pronoun-forming suffixes intensifiers inflectional suffixes