The Fifth Case (Ablative) in Contemporary Tamil
தற்காலத்தமிழில் ஐந்தாம் வேற்றுமை
Keywords:
Fifth Case (Ablative) in Tamil, Tolkappiyam Grammar, Case Markers in Tamil Language, Inninai (Fifth Case Marker), Morphology and Semantics in Tamil
Abstract
This article examines the fifth case (ablative case) found in contemporary Tamil. Tolkappiyam (verses 77-78) and all subsequent works mention "inninai" as the fifth case marker. Tolkappiyam states that this case is formed in the meaning "from this nature of this object, this object." Tolkappiyar says that color, form, measure, taste, coolness, heat, fear, goodness, evil, smallness, greatness, hardness, softness, severity, old age, youth, praising, disparaging, newness, oldness, creation, absence, possession, smell, removal, plurality, smallness, attachment and detachment are the functions of this case
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Alagesan, S. (1991). *Ilakkanap Paathaiyil* (On the Path of Grammar). Sobhitham Publications, Nagercoil.
Alagesan, S. (1996). *Ilakkanach Suvai* (The Taste of Grammar). Sudha Publications, Thoothukudi.
Alagesan, S. (2004). *Tharkaala Thamizh-il Piramozhi Aalumaigalum Ilakkanameeralgalum* (Foreign Influences and Grammatical Deviations in Contemporary Tamil). Gnaalath Thamizh Research Forum, Madurai.
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