இனிய

Tamil

Etymology

From the root இனி (iṉi, “to be good, sweet, nice”), compare இனிப்பு (iṉippu, “sweet, dessert”), இனிமை (iṉimai, “sweetness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnɪjɐ/

Adjective

இனிய • (iṉiya)

1. sweet, pleasant, delightful

   Synonyms: நல் (nal), சுப (cupa), மங்கள (maṅkaḷa)

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “இனிய”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]