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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (-illa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit *-𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*-illa), which belongs to a class of adjectival suffixes that have been tied to Proto-Indo-European *-lós. Compare Nepali -इलो (-ilo), -ईलो (-īlo).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ईला • (-īlā)
- forms adjectives from nouns
- रस (ras, “juice”) + -ईला (-īlā) → रसीला (rasīlā, “juicy”)
- ज़हर (zahar, “poison”) + -ईला (-īlā) → ज़हरीला (zahrīlā, “poisonous”)
Declension
Declension of -ईला (ā-stem)