സ-
Malayalam
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit स- (sa-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɐ-/
Prefix
സ- • (sa-)
- an inseparable prefix expressing "junction", "conjunction", "possession" (as opposed to a privative), "similarity", "equality"
- when compounded with nouns to form adjectives and adverbs it may be translated by "with", "together or along with", "accompanied by", "added to", "having", "possessing", "containing", "having the same"
- സ- (sa-) + വർണ്ണം (vaṟṇṇaṁ, “color”) → സവർണ്ണം (savaṟṇṇaṁ, “same color”)
- "-ly"