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-तम
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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
From sa inc-pro *-tamas, from sa iir-pro *-tamas, from sa ine-pro *-tm̥mos. Cognate with ae -𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀.
Pronunciation
Suffix
sa superlative
absolute superlative adjectival suffix
sa -इष्ठ
sa प्रिय priyá dear प्रियतम priyátama dearest
Declension
-tama -tamā -tama
Coordinate terms
sa -तर comparative suffix
Derived terms
sa
Suffix
-tamá
sa ordinal
forms ordinal numbers
sa शत śatá hundred -तम -tamá शततम śatatamá hundredth
Declension
-tamá -tamī́ -tamá
Derived terms
sa ordinal
Further reading
II.2 449-458 596-610