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suppletion meaning in Tamil

மாற்றுச்சொல் māṟṟuccol

/səˈpliːʃən/

suppletion in Tamil: மாற்றுச்சொல் (māṟṟuccol). In English, suppletion means the supplying of something lacking.

Tamil words for suppletion

(grammar) the use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking
மாற்றுச்சொல் māṟṟuccol

English meaning of suppletion

  1. noun The supplying of something lacking.
  2. noun The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”, or “went” as the simple past of “go”.
  3. noun More loosely, the use of unrelated (or distantly related) words for semantically related words which may not share the same lexical category, such as father/paternal or cow/bovine, normally referred to as collateral adjectives.

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Questions about suppletion in Tamil

What is the meaning of suppletion in Tamil?
Suppletion in Tamil is மாற்றுச்சொல் (māṟṟuccol).
suppletion என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Suppletion: மாற்றுச்சொல் (māṟṟuccol).
What does suppletion mean in English?
Suppletion means the supplying of something lacking.

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