-इक

See also: इक, इक-, and -इका

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit -इक (-ika).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɪk/

Suffix

-इक • (-ik)

1. forms adjectives from nouns

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -इक

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos, formed with the i-stem suffix *-i- and the adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos. Compare Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós), Latin -icus (whence English -ic), Old English -iġ (whence English -y), and Old Church Slavonic -ъкъ (-ŭkŭ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /i.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈi.kɐ/

Suffix

-इक • (-ika)

1. forms adjectives from nouns.

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -इक

Descendants

• → Hindi: -इक (-ik)