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Yes.
Ex: vánavar, vánór (= the celestials); káṭṭavar (=jungle-
men); dúrattón (= one at a distance); eviṭetón (= one of what
place?); enggór (= those of what place?); kattanár (=a Syrian
priest, lit. a man of the Lord); aṭiyár (= slaves, lit. those of
the foot); peṇmaṇiyáḷ (= a jewel of a woman); meikkaṇṇáḷ
(= a black eyed damsel) etc.
194. Is the affix of composition 'é' (see answer 215)
used in nounal derivatives also?
Yes.
Ex: pinnéyavan (=he who is behind), pinnévar (=those who are
behind), pinnévar̥r̥inkal (=in those things which are behind);
munnévan (= one before, or in front); munnétu (= that which
happened or is before); paṇḍétu (= a thing of ancient times);
tekkétu (= that in the south); anggéyavar (= those of that
place), anggetu (= a thing of that place); akattétu (=that
which is inside); pinnéttatu (= that which is behind); munpi
léva (= those before); agrattinkaléva (= things at the head,
or in front); nammuṭétu (= our thing), tanr̥etu (= one's own
thing), avarétu (= their thing).
195. Are there any other forms of nounal derivatives?
The nouns formed by adding 'áḷi', 'áḷan', 'áḷam' may
be taken either as compounds or as nounal derivatives.
villáḷ (=a bowman) | villáḷi (=a bowman) | kúṭṭáḷi (= a companion) |
káṭṭáḷan (=a jungle-man) |
kammáḷar (=smiths) | |
malayáḷam (=the hilly country) | malayáḷan (=a man of the hilly country) |
malayáḷi (= a man of the hilly country) |