-യ്ക്ക്

Malayalam Etymology ml dra-pro *-nkk. ml -ഇക്ക് and cognate with ta -கு. Pronunciation Suffix ml suffix A dative case suffix used with nouns ending in the vowels ml അ, ml ഇ, ml എ, or ml ഒ.It indicates direction, purpose, or the recipient of an action. Usage notes The selection of this suffix depends on the ending vowel of the stem: Ending vowel Stem Suffix Result Gloss /a/ (അ) തലtala[t̪ɐlɐ] -യ്ക്ക്-ykkŭ[-kkyɨ̆] തലയ്ക്ക്talaykkŭ[t̪ɐlɐkkjɨ̆] to/for the head /i/ (ഇ) കാപ്പിkāppi[kaːppi] കാപ്പിയ്ക്ക്kāppiykkŭ[kaːppikkjɨ̆] for the coffee /e/ (എ) പെലെpele[pelle] പെലെയ്ക്ക്peleykkŭ[pelekkjɨ̆] to Pelé /o/ (ഓ) ലിജോlijō[lid͡ʒoː] ലിജോയ്ക്ക്lijōykkŭ[lid͡ʒoːkkjɨ̆] to Lijo Note: In Malayalam, words ending in the sound /o/ are orthographically represented as the long vowel /ō/. Synonyms ml -ഇന് — used after nouns ending in consonants (excluding 'n' and 'm') 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