-இ

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Tamil

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-ɪ/,

Etymology 1

Compare இயங்கு (iyaṅku, “to work, to perform”).

Suffix

-இ • (-i)

-ator, -ed, -machine; suffix added to a verb to produce agent nouns (names of machines that corresponds to its respective root verb.)
Examples:
- ‎வழி (vaḻi, “way”) + ‎காட்டு (kāṭṭu, “show”) + ‎-இ (-i) → ‎வழிகாட்டி (vaḻikāṭṭi, “compass, GPS”)
- ‎நால் (nāl, “four”) + ‎கால் (kāl, “leg”) + ‎-இ (-i) → ‎நாற்காலி (nāṟkāli, “chair”)

Etymology 2

Cognate with Kannada -ಇಸು (-isu), Malayalam -ഇക്കുക (-ikkuka), Telugu -ఇంచు (-iñcu).

Suffix

-இ • (-i)

forms verbs from nouns
Example:
- ‎ஆரம்பம் (ārampam, “beginning”) + ‎-இ (-i) → ‎ஆரம்பி (ārampi, “to begin”)
forms verbs from loanwords
Examples:
- Sanskrit शपति (śapati, “to curse”) +‎ -இ (-i) = சபி (capi, “to curse”)
- Sanskrit पठति (paṭhati, “to read”) +‎ -இ (-i) = படி (paṭi, “to read”)
causative suffix

Etymology 3

Suffix

-இ • (-i)

forms feminine words
Synonym: -அள் (-aḷ)

Derived terms

Tamil terms suffixed with -இ

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