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* ''yālv'' (to be sweet (taste)) → ''yālvūm'' (sweet taste) | * ''yālv'' (to be sweet (taste)) → ''yālvūm'' (sweet taste) | ||
'''-(u)kāram''' is a singulative suffix, denoting either a single thing of a collective noun, or a single constituent of a broader act. Unlike the previous ones, it is most commonly applied to other nouns.<br/> | '''-(u)kāram''' is a singulative suffix, denoting either a single thing of a collective noun, or a single constituent of a broader act. Unlike the previous ones, it is most commonly applied to other nouns.<br/>In modern coinings, it is also used to denote a division of something. | ||
* ''lun'' (to go, walk (monodirectional)) → ''lulkāram'' (step) | * ''lun'' (to go, walk (monodirectional)) → ''lulkāram'' (step) | ||
* ''lil'' (to live) (or ''liloe'' (life)) → ''lilukāram'' (moment, instant) | * ''lil'' (to live) (or ''liloe'' (life)) → ''lilukāram'' (moment, instant) | ||
* ''daša'' (rain) → ''dašukāram'' (raindrop) | * ''daša'' (rain) → ''dašukāram'' (raindrop) | ||
* ''araṣa'' (atom) → ''araṣkāram'' (subatomic particle) | |||
'''-anah''', with middle-grade ablaut if possible, denotes an act or process, or something closely related to that.<br/> | '''-anah''', with middle-grade ablaut if possible, denotes an act or process, or something closely related to that.<br/> | ||