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190. Mention some other pure nouns derived from verbs.
There are many old participial nouns which have lost
their verbal character and are now used only as nouns.
Ex: i. With the affix 'an', múppan (=an elder, a head-man),
vazhipókkan (= a traveller), maṭiyan (= a lazy man), chatiyan
(= a deceiver), múkkupar̥iyan (= one who cuts off another's
nose) etc.
ii. With the affix 'i', pór̥r̥i (=a maintainer, protector), káṇi
(= a spectator), tántónni (= a self-sufficient man), maram-
kayar̥i (= a tree-climber), náyáṭi (= a hunter), vátamkolli
(= 'destroyer of rheumatism', the name of a certain plant),
áḷakkolli (= a murderer), kunnuvázhi (a hill-chief) etc.
191. What are nounal derivatives?
Nouns formed from other nouns by appending certain
affixes, (called taddhita affixes).
192. What are the personal nounal derivatives?
Personal nouns formed by adding to other nouns the
affixes 'an', 'i' and 'tti'.
Ex: From 'kún' (=hunch) we get 'kúnan' (=hunch-back);
from 'mala' (=hill) we get 'malayan' and 'malayi' (= a hill-
man); from 'tívu' (= island) we get 'tívan' or 'tíyan’ (=an
islander) and 'tíyatti' [= an islander (fem.)]
193. Can 'avan' (found also as 'án' and 'ón') 'avaḷ', 'avar'
(found also as 'ár' and 'ór') and the other pronouns
be used as taddhita affixes?
