-ഈയ

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Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit -ईय (-īya, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-iːjɐ/

Suffix

-ഈയ • (-īya)

relating to, forms adjectives from nouns
‎ദേശം (dēśaṁ, “nation, land”) + ‎-ഈയ (-īya) → ‎ദേശീയ (dēśīya, “national”)

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