-இ
Tamil
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-i/
Etymology 1
Compare இயங்கு (iyaṅku, “to work, to perform”).
Suffix
-இ • (-i)
- -ator, -ed, -machine; suffix added to a verb to produce agent nouns (names of machines that corresponds to its respective root verb.)
- Example:
- வழி (vaḻi, “way”) + காட்டு (kāṭṭu, “show”) + -இ (-i) → வழிகாட்டி (vaḻikāṭṭi, “compass, GPS”)
- நால் (nāl, “four”) + கால் (kāl, “leg”) + -இ (-i) → நாற்காலி (nāṟkāli, “chair”)
- Example:
Etymology 2
Cognate with Kannada -ಇಸು (-isu), Malayalam -ഇക്കുക (-ikkuka), Telugu -ఇంచు (-iñcu).
Suffix
-இ • (-i)
- forms verbs from nouns
- forms verbs from loanwords
- Sanskrit शपति (śapati, “to curse”) + -இ (-i) = சபி (capi, “to curse”)
- causative suffix
Suffix
-இ • (-i)
- forms feminine words
- Synonym: -அள் (-aḷ)
Derived terms
Tamil terms suffixed with -இ