Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c29.s7.5
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c29.s7.5
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| MORPHEME | DESCRIPTION | EXAMPLE | REF. NO. |
| **-ōr** | 1. Epicene plural suffix in appellative noun | *nikama(t)tōr* | 6.2 |
| | 2. Epicene plural suffix in past participial noun | *ko(t)ti-ōr* | 6.3 |
| **-ōṉ** | 1. Masculine singular suffix in appellative noun | *(i)[l]lavōṉ* | 10.3 |
| | 2. Masculine singular suffix in personal name | *ceṟ-ataṉ-ōṉ* | 12.4 |
| | 3. Third person masculine singular suffix in non-past participial noun | *ve(p)pōṉ* | 13.4 |
| | 4. Third person masculine singular suffix in past participial noun | *koṭu(p)pi(t)tōṉ* | 3.9 |
| **-(k)k-** | Non-past (non-completive) tense marker in infinitive | *vai(k)ka* | 16.2 |
| **-ku** | 1. Dative case suffix ('to') | *kuv-aṉ-kē* (*ku* + *ē*) | 1.2.c |
| | 2. Dative case suffix ('for') | *ko(t)tal-ku* | 12.2 |
| | 3. Possessive-locative case suffix ('in, at') | *mattirai-kē* (*ku* + *ē*) | 38.1 |
| | 4. Suffix indicating direction | *teṉku* | 49.5.a |
| **-kay** / | | *tuṟukay* | 114.1 |
| **-kai** | Derivational suffix | *muḻākai* | 7.3 |
| **-tt-** | 1. Past tense marker in adjectival past participle | *koṭṭupitta-a* | 1.8 |
| | 2. Past tense marker in past participial noun | *iṭtavaṉ* | 12.3 |
| **-(t)t-** | 1. Past tense marker in adjectival past participle | *kuṭu(p)pi(t)ta* | 14.2 |
| | 2. Past tense marker in past participial noun | *koṭu(p)pi(t)tōṉ* | 3.9 |
| **-tti** | Feminine singular suffix | *pa(m)mitti* | 41.3 |
| **-(t)tu** | Suffix of the oblique case of neuter singular noun ending in *-(a)m* | *nikama(t)tu* | 3.4 |