-ഈയ
eeya -īya /-iːjɐ/
suffix
relating to, forms adjectives from nouns
-
relating to, forms adjectives from nouns
ദേശം (dēśaṁ, “nation, land”) + -ഈയ (-īya) → ദേശീയ (dēśīya, “national”)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit -ഈയ (-īya, adjectival suffix).
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