-इया

Hindi

Etymology

Ultimately equivalent to Sanskrit -इक (-ika) + -का (-kā). Compare -ई ().

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɪ.jɑː/, [i.jäː]

Suffix

-इया • (-iyā)

  1. diminutive feminine nominal suffix
  2. adjectival suffix

Declension

Declension of -इया (fem iyā-stem)
singular plural
direct -इया
-iyā
-इयाँ
-iyā̃
oblique -इया
-iyā
-इयों
-iyõ
vocative -इया
-iyā
-इयो
-iyo

Derived terms