-ஆய்

• IPA^(key): /aːj/

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-ஆய் • (-āy)

1. second person singular ending

   - ஓடினாய் ― ōṭiṉāy ― You ran

   - ஓடுகின்றாய் ― ōṭukiṉṟāy ― You are running

-ஆய் • (-āy) (Formal Tamil)

1. second person singular suffix added to verbs to prompt or encourage a person to act upon it

   ‎வா (vā, “come”) + ‎-ஆய் (-āy) → ‎வாராய் (vārāy, “May you come (or) Why don't you come”)

   ‎கேள் (kēḷ, “come”) + ‎-ஆய் (-āy) → ‎கேளாய் (kēḷāy, “May you listen (or) Why don't you listen”)

From ஆ (ā), alternative form of ஆகு (āku).

-ஆய் • (-āy)

1. Variant of -ஆக (-āka).

   நன்றாய்ப்படிப்பான் ― naṉṟāyppaṭippāṉ ― He studies well

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