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-இ

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See also: இ- and

Tamil

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Compare இயங்கு (iyaṅku, to work, to perform).

Suffix

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-இ (-i)

  1. -ator, -er, -ed, -machine, -inator; added to a verb to produce agent nouns (names of objects/machines that correspond to its respective root verb.)
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Malayalam -ഇ (-i), Telugu -ఇ (-i).

Suffix

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-இ (-i)

  1. forms feminine words.
    Coordinate term: -அன் m (-aṉ)
    கள் (kaḷ, to steal) + ‎-இ (-i) → ‎கள்ளி (kaḷḷi, thief f)
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Etymology 3

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    Cognate with Kannada -ಇಸು (-isu), Malayalam -ഇക്കുക (-ikkuka), Telugu -ఇంచు (-iñcu).

    Suffix

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    -இ (-i)

    1. forms causative verbs.
      காண் (kāṇ, to see) + ‎-இ (-i) → ‎காணி (kāṇi, to show)
    2. forms verbs from nouns or their back-formations.
      ஆரம்பம் (ārampam, beginning) + ‎-இ (-i) → ‎ஆரம்பி (ārampi, to begin)
    3. forms verbs from loanwords.
      Sanskrit शप् (śap) + ‎-இ (-i) → ‎சபி (capi, to curse)
      Sanskrit पठ् (paṭh) + ‎-இ (-i) → ‎படி (paṭi, to read)
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    Synonyms
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    References

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    • University of Madras (1924–1936), “”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press