-ഈയ

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ईय (-īya, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-iːjɐ/

Suffix

-ഈയ • (-īya)

  1. relating to, forms adjectives from nouns
    ‎ദേശം (dēśaṁ, “nation, land”) + ‎-ഈയ (-īya) → ‎ദേശീയ (dēśīya, “national”)
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