இனிய

Tamil

Etymology

From the root இனி (iṉi, “to be good, sweet, nice”), compare இனிப்பு (iṉippu, “sweet, dessert”), இனிமை (iṉimai, “sweetness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnɪjɐ/

Adjective

இனிய • (iṉiya)

sweet, pleasant, delightful
Synonyms: நல் (nal), சுப (cupa), மங்கள (maṅkaḷa)

References

Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “இனிய”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]

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