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ஆ Tamil Etymology 1 ta dra-pro *-ā. Suffix ta suffix clitics ta clitic ah — interrogative suffix ta -ஓ literary,Brahmin ta அது சென்னைக் கடற்கரையா? Is that the Chennai beach? Usage notes Also used when prompting the listener to clarify or confirm something. Etymology 2 ta -ஆவதுஆ or ta -ஆக. Conjunction ta conj clitics ta interrogative clitic either ... or ta -ஓ அல்லது அல்ல ta அவனா இவனா உவனா This guy or that guy or yon guy? Usage notes The suffix is appended to all the objects in comparison. Etymology 3 ta -ஆக. Suffix ta suffix ta -ஆக Spoken Tamil. e.g., ta அழகு அழகா beauty spoken form of ta அழகாக. Particle ta -ஆக Spoken Tamil. Etymology 4 ta dra-pro *-aH ~ dra-pro *-āH. Suffix ta suffix negation suffix, forms negative adverbs and adjectives from verbs. Examples: ta அஞ்சு to fear அஞ்சா fearless. ta தாங்கு to bear, withstand தாங்கா unbearable. Derived terms ta References ta adjective-forming suffixes adverb-forming suffixes