-ഇയ

Malayalam

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ijɐ/

Suffix

-ഇയ • (-iya)

1. adjective formative

   ‎അരുൾ (aruḷ, “command”) + ‎-ഇയ (-iya) → ‎അരുളിയ (aruḷiya, “the one who commanded”)

   ‎വലു (valu, “big”) + ‎-ഇയ (-iya) → ‎വലിയ (valiya, “big”)