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-ക്ക്
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Malayalam
Pronunciation
-ക്ക്
Suffix
ml suffix
The dative case marker; to, for.
Usage notes
This variation of the dative suffix is used after nouns ending in the consonant y (യ്).
Ending type Stem Suffix Result Gloss Consonant /y/ (യ്) നായ്nāy[nɐːj] -ക്ക്[-kkɨ̆] നായ്ക്ക്nāykkŭ[nɐːjkkɨ̆] to/for the dog വിജയ്vijay[ʋid͡ʒɐj] വിജയ്ക്ക്vijaykkŭ[ʋid͡ʒɐjkkɨ̆] to Vijay
Synonyms
ml -യ്ക്ക് — used after nouns ending in the vowels 'a', 'e', 'i', or 'o'
ml -ഇന് — used after nouns ending in consonants (excluding 'n', 'm' and 'y')
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'
See also