Tamil compound element

-இயல்

-iyal
field of study

Register

native

Productivity

high

freely attaches to new bases

Attaches to

N

Status

Establisheddraft

madras_tl

Words built with -இயல்

மொழியியல்
moḻiyiyal
the study of language
மொழி+-இயல்
உயிரியல்
uyiriyal
the study of life
உயிர்+-இயல்

Does the same job elsewhere

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

English

  • -ology
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)

French

  • -logie
    functional equivalent; register differs (N vs L)

Hindi

Telugu

Tamil

this affix: -இயல்