Tamil suffix

-இய

-iya
relational adjective

Register

Sanskritic

Productivity

mid

attaches to a sizeable but bounded set

Attaches to

N

Status

Establisheddraft

madras_tl

Words built with -இய

தேசிய
tēciya
of the nation
தேசம்+-இய

Does the same job elsewhere

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

English

  • -ic
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs L)
  • -al
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs L)

French

  • -ant
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs N)
  • -eux
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs N)
  • -ique
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs L)
  • -al
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs L)
  • -in
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs N)

Hindi

  • -ईय
    register-matched functional equivalent
  • -इक
    register-matched functional equivalent

Telugu

  • -ఐన
    functional equivalent; register differs (S vs N)

Tamil

this affix: -இய