-2

Malay

Alternative forms

• -ii, -²

Suffix

-2 (Jawi spelling -٢)

1. (nonstandard, informal) Reduplication marker of words in base form.

   ‎layang (“soar”) + ‎-2 → ‎layang2 (“kite”)

Usage notes

• Use of this suffix (but not -ii and -²) used to be standard but is no longer so (although its Jawi equivalent -٢ still is).
• This suffix is still commonly used in informal written Malay.