-ഇയ
iya -iya /-ijɐ/
suffix
adjective formative for words ending in a consonant or -u.
-
adjective formative for words ending in a consonant or -u.
ചെറു (ceṟu, “small”) + -ഇയ (-iya) → ചെറിയ (ceṟiya, “small”)
Etymology
Compound of -ഇ (-i) + -അ (-a). Cognate with Tamil -இய (-iya).
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