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201. How are verbs of repetition formed?
First, by adding the affix 'nggu'; second, by the rep-
etition of the root.*
Ex: 1st from 'min' we have 'minunggŭ' (=twinkle); from
'ńaḷ', 'ńaḷunggŭ' (= be soaked, dripping).
2nd from 'veḷ', 'veḷuveḷukkŭ' (=to grow whiter and whiter);
from 'chuṭu', 'chuṭuchuṭukkŭ' (= grow hotter and hotter);
so 'nur̥unur̥unggŭ' (= shiver into pieces); and 'kir̥ukir̥ukkŭ'
(= croak repeatedly).
202. Are there any verbs derived from nouns?
There are many, mostly strong verbs.
i.) From nouns ending in 'u'.
Ex: from 'onnŭ' (= one), 'onnikkŭ' (= come into one, join,
agree); from 'vanbŭ' (= strength, power), vanbikkŭ' (= be-
come powerful); from 'kallŭ' (=stone), 'kallikkŭ' (=to become
hard).
ii.) From nouns ending in 'am'.
Ex: tévárikkŭ (= offer to a god), madhrŭkkŭ (= become
sweet), párikkŭ (= increase), from 'téváram' (= an offering
to a god), 'madhuram' (= sweetness), and 'páram' (= greatness)
respectively.
iii.) From nouns ending in 'an'.
Ex: from 'madyapan' (= a drunkard), we have 'madyapikkŭ'
(= drink spirits).
* In the answers to this and the following six questions, the
examples are given, in the case of strong verbs, in the streng-
thened crude-form.
