-உம்

See also: உம்

Tamil

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *-um. Cognate with Malayalam -ഉം (-uṁ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ʊm/

Conjunction

-உம் • (-um)

1. simple connective particle, "and", conjunction "both... and"

   சேரனும் பாண்டியனும்

   cēraṉum pāṇṭiyaṉum

   Cheran and Pandyan

2. particle conveying universality

   தமிழ்நாட்டு மூவேந்தரும் வந்தனர்

   tamiḻnāṭṭu mūvēntarum vantaṉar

   The three-crowned kings of Tamil Nadu had come.

3. inclusion, addition, also

   குமாரும் வந்தான்

   kumārum vantāṉ

   Kumar also came

4. (with verbal participles) concessive

   குமார் வந்தும் என்னிடம் பேசவில்லை

   kumār vantum eṉṉiṭam pēcavillai

   Although Kumar came, he didn't talk to me

5. (with infinitive) immediacy as soon as

Derived terms

Tamil terms suffixed with -உம்