| 3.3 Derived Nouns (Noninherent nouns) |
| 3.3.1. Stem Classification |
| On the basis of the gender and number suffixes they take, the derived noun stems are classified into nine types. Stem classes of one to five types take -an as the masculine singular suffix whereas the feminine singular suffix in all there cases varies from type to type- |
3.3.1.1. Stems of type one take masculine singular suffix -an (3.6.1.1) and feminine singular suffix -a (3.6.2.1) |
| eg) biliyav- |
`big’ (person) |
| cinnav- |
`small’ (person) |
| iv- |
‘she/he’ (proximate) |
| av- |
‘she/he’ (remote) |
| ev- |
‘which’ |
| 3.3.1.2.Stems of type two take masculine singular suffix -an (3.6.1.1.) and feminine singular suffix -a:tti (3.6.2.2) |
eg) ca: - |
‘one who sharpen the knife’ |
| 3.3.1.3.Type three stems take the masculine singular suffix -an (3.6.1.1.) and the feminine singular suffix -itti (3.6.2.3) |
| eg) na:suv- |
‘barber’ |
| va }- |
‘person who washes clothes’ |
| asag }- |
| kumbar- |
‘potter’ |
| kong- |
‘person who lives in plains’ |
| pa- |
‘person from pallar caste’ |
| tulukk- |
‘muslim’ |
va ug- |
‘person from baduga tribe’ |
| kuRumb |
‘person from Kurumba caste’ |
| ma:deg |
‘cobler’ |
| 3.3.1.4. Stems of type four take -an (3.6.1.1) as the masculine singular suffix and -i (3.6.2.6) as the feminine singular suffix. |
| eg) kuru- |
‘blind’ |
ku - |
‘lame’ |
| cigu }- |
‘deaf’ |
| kivu }- |
| vaRä- |
‘barren’ |
| go- |
‘lustful’ |
| orutt- |
‘single’ |
| kott- |
‘kotha tribe’ |
| mudukk- |
‘old’ |
