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-ഇന്
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Malayalam
Pronunciation
Suffix
ml suffix
The dative case marker; to, for.
Usage notes
The selection of this suffix depends on the ending of the noun stem. It is typically used after nouns ending in most consonants (excluding ml ൻ, ml ം, and ml യ്) and nouns ending in the vowel /ɨ̆/ (samvruthokaram).
Ending type Stem Suffix Result Gloss Consonant തണൽtaṇal -ഇന് തണലിന്taṇalinŭ to/for the shade ഇതൾitaḷ ഇതളിന്itaḷinŭ to/for the petal Vowel /ɨ̆/ (് ) കാറ്റ്kāṯṯŭ കാറ്റിന്kāṯṯinŭ to/for the wind വീട്vīṭŭ വീടിന്vīṭinŭ to/for the house
Synonyms
ml -യ്ക്ക് — used after nouns ending in the vowels 'a', 'e', 'i', or 'o'
ml -വിന് — used after nouns ending in the vowel 'u'
ml -ത്തിന് — used after nouns ending in the consonant 'm'
ml -് — used after nouns ending in the consonant 'n'
ml -ക്ക് — used after nouns ending in the consonant 'y'
See also
When added to stems ending in the vowel /ɨ̆/ (e.g., വീട്), the suffix replaces the final vowel (വീട് + -ഇന് → വീടിന്).