Hindi suffix

-आई

-āī
abstract state · event / result noun

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

ADJ · V

Status

Establisheddraft

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Words built with -आई

अच्छाई
acchāī
the state of being good
अच्छा+-आई
सच्चाई
saccāī
the state of being true
सच्चा+-आई
पढ़ाई
paṛhāī
the act of reading
पढ़+-आई
लिखाई
likhāī
the act of writing
लिख+-आई

Does the same job elsewhere

Functional equivalents, placed in their lanes. Same register is noted; most differ.

English

  • -tion
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -ment
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)
  • -ing
    register-matched functional equivalent

French

  • -ance
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ure
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -ment
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -tion
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)

Hindi

this affix: -आई

    Telugu

    • -డం
      register-matched functional equivalent
    • -ట
      register-matched functional equivalent

    Tamil