Malayalam Dictionary മലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

-ഇയ

iya -iya /-ijɐ/

Meaning in English

adjective formative for words ending in a consonant or -u.

suffix

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. 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).

Nearby in the dictionary

-ഇനി-ഇന്-ഇൻ-ഇന്റെ-ഇൽ-ഈയ-ഉക-ഉടെ
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