இ-

• IPA^(key): /i/

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *i-.

இ- • (i-) (Formal Tamil)

1. this (denoting proximality)

   Synonym: இந்த (inta)

   Antonym: அ- (a-)

   இப்பாடலைப் பாடியவர் யார்?

   ippāṭalaip pāṭiyavar yār?

   Who's the one that sung this song?

இ- • (i-)

1. proximal demonstrative marker.

   ‎இ- (i-) + ‎-வன் (-vaṉ) → ‎இவன் (ivaṉ, “he”, proximal)

   ‎இ- (i-) + ‎இடம் (iṭam, “place”) → ‎இவ்விடம் (ivviṭam, “this place”)

இ- • (i-)

1. a euphonic prefix added before (especially, but not limited to) borrowings and transliterations beginning with the sounds ய (ya), ர (ra), or ல (la) to make them grammatically acceptable.

   Near-synonym: அ- (a-)

   ‎இ- (i-) + ‎ராத்திரி (rāttiri, from Sanskrit रात्रि (rātri)) → ‎இராத்திரி (irāttiri)

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “இ”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press